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pentaptych

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[pen-tap-tik] / ˈpɛn tæp tɪk /

noun

  1. a work of art consisting of five panels or sections.

Etymology

Origin of pentaptych

1850–55; penta- + Greek ptychḗ a fold

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His masterpiece, New York Interpreted, finished in 1922, is a 22-ft. pentaptych guidebook to cosmopolitan clangor.

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