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pentaptych

pentaptych noun: a five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.

Noun

pentaptych (plural pentaptychs)

  1. A five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.

Forms of pentaptych

pluralpentaptychs

Origin of pentaptych

From penta- + Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).

Questions about pentaptych

What does pentaptych mean?
Pentaptych means a five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.
What part of speech is pentaptych?
Pentaptych is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaptych?
The plural of pentaptych is pentaptychs.

Words near pentaptych in the dictionary

  1. pentaprismo-
  2. pentaprisms
  3. pentapterous
  4. pentaptote
  5. pentaptotes
  6. pentaptych
  7. pentaptychs
  8. pentapyrimidine
  9. pentapyrimidines
  10. pentapyrrolic
  11. pentaquadrupole

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