pentaptych
Meanings
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.
Word forms
Etymology
From penta- + Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).
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