polyvalence

polyvalence

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English valence
English polyvalence

    From poly- + valence.

    Noun

    polyvalence (countable and uncountable, plural polyvalences)

    1. (countable) The state of being polyvalent.
    2. (countable) Congruence with polyvalency.
    3. (uncountable, music) A quality of music that is played in more than one harmonic function in the same key.

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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɔ.li.va.lɑ̃s/
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    Noun

    polyvalence m (plural polyvalences)

    1. versatility
      Synonym: versatilité

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