Polyptych Definition
pŏlĭp-tĭk
noun
A set of four or more panels with pictures, carvings, etc., often hinged for folding together, used as an altarpiece, etc.
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polyptych
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polyptychsOrigin of Polyptych
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From Late Latin polyptycha registers, account books from Greek poluptukha from neuter pl. of poluptukhos having many folds polu- poly- ptukhē fold diptych
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek πολύπτυχος (poluptukhos, “with many folds"), from πολύς (polus, “many") + πτυχή (ptukhÄ“, “a fold").
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