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polyptych definition

polyp·tych (päl′ip tik′)

noun

a set of four or more panels with pictures, carvings, etc. often hinged for folding together, used as an altarpiece, etc.

Etymology: Gr polyptychos, having many folds < poly- (see poly-) + ptyx, a fold

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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