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polyptych

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From Ancient Greek πολύπτυχος (polúptukhos, with many folds), from πολύς (polús, many) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, a fold).

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polyptych (plural polyptychs)

  1. (art) A work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges.
    • 2021 September 7, Reginald Wiebe, Polyptych: Adaptation, Television, and Comics, Vernon Press, →ISBN:
      [...], a polyptych is a painting with more than one section – a diptych is a painting in two parts or sections, a triptych in three, and so on. Perhaps the most famous polyptych is the Ghent Altarpiece by the early Flemish painters Hubert and Jan van Eyck.

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