multivocal

[ muhl-tiv-uh-kuh l ]
/ mʌlˈtɪv ə kəl /

adjective

having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.

Origin of multivocal

First recorded in 1800–10; multi- + vocal

Example sentences from the Web for multivocal

  • Ens is a multivocal word, neither strictly univocal nor altogether equivocal.

    Aristotle |George Grote

British Dictionary definitions for multivocal

multivocal
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈvəʊkəl) /

adjective

having many meanings

Word Origin for multivocal

C19: from Latin multus many + vocare to call; on the model of equivocal