polyptych
[ pol-ip-tik ]
noun
a work of art composed of several connected panels.
Origin of polyptych
1- Compare diptych, pentaptych, triptych.
Words Nearby polyptych
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How to use polyptych in a sentence
The centre-piece of the Ghent polyptych, in the Cathedral of that town.
Van Eyck | James Cyril M. WealeIt is difficult to think that he can be answerable for it when we compare it with the Piet over the polyptych at Perugia.
Pintoricchio | Evelyn March Phillipps
British Dictionary definitions for polyptych
polyptych
/ (ˈpɒlɪptɪk) /
Origin of polyptych
1C19: via Late Latin from Greek poluptuchon something folded many times, from poly- + ptuchē a fold
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