multivocal

[ muhl-tiv-uh-kuhl ]

adjective

1. having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity:

   a multivocal word.

multivocal

/ ˌmʌltɪˈvəʊkəl /

adjective

1. having many meanings

Word History and Origins

Origin of multivocal¹

First recorded in 1800–10; multi- + vocal

Word History and Origins

Origin of multivocal¹

C19: from Latin multus many + vocare to call; on the model of equivocal

Example Sentences

Ens is a multivocal word, neither strictly univocal nor altogether equivocal.

From Project Gutenberg

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