multivocal
[ muhl-tiv-uh-kuhl ]
adjective
having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.
Origin of multivocal
1Words Nearby multivocal
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How to use multivocal in a sentence
Ens is a multivocal word, neither strictly univocal nor altogether equivocal.
Aristotle | George Grote
British Dictionary definitions for multivocal
multivocal
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈvəʊkəl) /
adjective
having many meanings
Origin of multivocal
1C19: from Latin multus many + vocare to call; on the model of equivocal
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