polyptych

polyptych
/pol"ip tik/, n.
a work of art composed of several connected panels. Cf. diptych, pentaptych, triptych.
[1855-60; special use of LL polyptychum < Gk polýptychon a register, roll, n. use of neut. of polýptychos having many folds. See POLY-, DIPTYCH, TRIPTYCH]

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  • polyptych — ˈpälə̇pˌtik, pəˈlipt noun ( s) Etymology: Greek polyptychos with many folds, folded many times, from poly + ptychos (akin to Greek ptychē fold, layer) : an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • polyptych — noun Etymology: Greek polyptychos having many folds, from poly + ptychē fold, from ptyssein to fold Date: 1859 an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polyptych — noun A work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges …   Wiktionary

  • Polyptych —    See Altarpiece …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

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  • polyptych — [ pɒlɪptɪk] noun a painting, especially an altarpiece, consisting of more than three leaves or panels joined by hinges or folds. Origin C19: from late L. polyptycha (neut. plural) registers , from Gk poluptukhos having many folds …   English new terms dictionary

  • polyptych — po·lyp·tych …   English syllables

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