Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyvocal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyvo-cal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of more than one voice.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English polyvocal From poly- + vocal.

Derived Forms

polyvocally

Rhymes With

autofocal

Questions

What does polyvocal mean?: Consisting of more than one voice.
Where does polyvocal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English polyvocal From poly- + vocal.

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