multivocaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈvəʊkl/,

/mʌlˈtɪvəkl/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈvoʊk(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multivocus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin multivocus expressed by many words (6th cent.; from 8th cent. in British sources; < multi- multi- comb. form + -vocus < vocāre to call: see vocate v.) + -al suffix¹, after vocal adj. Compare univocal adj., equivocal adj. With use as noun compare post-classical Latin multivoca, plural (12th cent. in a British source), use as noun of neuter plural of multivocus.

A. adj.

Having or open to many different meanings, interpretations, or applications. Cf. multivalent adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective]

double?c1225

uncertainc1384

equivoquea1450

amphibille?1450

ambiguousc1487

indifferent?1531

forked1551

amphibological1587

equivocal1601

double-meaning1605

left-handed1610

dilogical1616

two-edgeda1625

biviousa1644

equivocating1645

amphibolous1647

yea-and-nay1648

amphibolical1652

bifarious1656

double-handed1661

squibbling1674

ambigual1683

equivocous1701

ambiguea1734

double-edged1791

multivocala1834

grey1835

amphibolic1873

ambivalent1923

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 36 Whenever I meet with an ambiguous or multivocal word.

1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 82 ‘Nature’, in such a sense, or swabháva, is one of the classical acceptations of the multivocal prakṛiti.

1916 Mod. Lang. Notes 31 386 It is..needful to understand what there was in the meaning of this notoriously multivocal word [sc. ‘Romanticism’].

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Jan. 4/2 It is a kaleidoscopic little fable that is often equivocal, and sometimes multivocal.

1993 Inuit Art Q. (Nepean, Ont.) Winter 9/3 These arts are multivocal, simultaneously fulfilling the differing needs of Native artist and southern audience.

†B. n.

A word with many different meanings. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [noun] > word having several meanings

wandering namea1555

equivoque1599

multivocal1873

polysemant1873

polyseme1953

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 169 Among the various blemishes which may disfigure a language, none..is more unphilosophical than multivocals.

Derivatives

mulˈtivocalness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [noun]

multivocalness1873

polysensuousness1899

polysemia1900

polysemantism1939

multivocality1963

polysemanticity1966

polyvalence1971

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 95 (note) Respect, a word comparable, for its multivocalness, with the Latin ratio.

1929 Sci. Monthly Apr. 333 Synonimity in moderate degree is recommendable... Multivocalness, however, often due to essential poverty, must be avoided.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multivocal
释义	multivocaladj.n. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈvəʊkl/, /mʌlˈtɪvəkl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈvoʊk(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multivocus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin multivocus expressed by many words (6th cent.; from 8th cent. in British sources; < multi- multi- comb. form + -vocus < vocāre to call: see vocate v.) + -al suffix¹, after vocal adj. Compare univocal adj., equivocal adj. With use as noun compare post-classical Latin multivoca, plural (12th cent. in a British source), use as noun of neuter plural of multivocus. A. adj. Having or open to many different meanings, interpretations, or applications. Cf. multivalent adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] double?c1225 uncertainc1384 equivoquea1450 amphibille?1450 ambiguousc1487 indifferent?1531 forked1551 amphibological1587 equivocal1601 double-meaning1605 left-handed1610 dilogical1616 two-edgeda1625 biviousa1644 equivocating1645 amphibolous1647 yea-and-nay1648 amphibolical1652 bifarious1656 double-handed1661 squibbling1674 ambigual1683 equivocous1701 ambiguea1734 double-edged1791 multivocala1834 grey1835 amphibolic1873 ambivalent1923 a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1838) III. 36 Whenever I meet with an ambiguous or multivocal word. 1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 82 ‘Nature’, in such a sense, or swabháva, is one of the classical acceptations of the multivocal prakṛiti. 1916 Mod. Lang. Notes 31 386 It is..needful to understand what there was in the meaning of this notoriously multivocal word [sc. ‘Romanticism’]. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Jan. 4/2 It is a kaleidoscopic little fable that is often equivocal, and sometimes multivocal. 1993 Inuit Art Q. (Nepean, Ont.) Winter 9/3 These arts are multivocal, simultaneously fulfilling the differing needs of Native artist and southern audience. †B. n. A word with many different meanings. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [noun] > word having several meanings wandering namea1555 equivoque1599 multivocal1873 polysemant1873 polyseme1953 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 169 Among the various blemishes which may disfigure a language, none..is more unphilosophical than multivocals. Derivatives mulˈtivocalness n. rare ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > polysemy > [noun] multivocalness1873 polysensuousness1899 polysemia1900 polysemantism1939 multivocality1963 polysemanticity1966 polyvalence1971 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 95 (note) Respect, a word comparable, for its multivocalness, with the Latin ratio. 1929 Sci. Monthly Apr. 333 Synonimity in moderate degree is recommendable... Multivocalness, however, often due to essential poverty, must be avoided. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1834
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