polyvocal

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adjective

Consisting of more than one voice.

“The book provides perspectives from a range of different authors; it is truly a polyvocal work.”

OriginEnglish vocal ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis →
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Meanings

adjectivepolyvocal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConsisting of more than one voice.

    The book provides perspectives from a range of different authors; it is truly a polyvocal work.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  7. Proto-Italic*wōks
  8. Latinvōx
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Latinvōcālis
  12. Middle Englishvocal
  13. Englishvocal
  14. Englishpolyvocal

From poly- + vocal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with polyvocal

vocalfocalsoclejokulautofocalbivocalbocalnonvocalsemivocalsubvocal
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Cite this entry
APA

polyvocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvocal

MLA

“polyvocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvocal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyvocal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyvocal.

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