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hexaptych

hexaptych noun: a polyptych consisting of six sections.

Noun

hexaptych (plural hexaptychs)

  1. A polyptych consisting of six sections.

Forms of hexaptych

pluralhexaptychs

Origin of hexaptych

From Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”).

Questions about hexaptych

What does hexaptych mean?
Hexaptych means a polyptych consisting of six sections.
What part of speech is hexaptych?
Hexaptych is a noun.
What is the plural of hexaptych?
The plural of hexaptych is hexaptychs.

Words near hexaptych in the dictionary

  1. hexaprismo-
  2. hexaprofen
  3. hexaproline
  4. hexapropymate
  5. hexapterous
  6. hexaptych
  7. hexapyranose
  8. hexapyranoses
  9. hexapyridyl
  10. hexaquark
  11. hexaquarks

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