multi-vocal

mul·tiv·o·cal

[muhl-tiv-uh-kuhl]
adjective
having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.

Origin:
1800–10; multi- + vocal

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multivocal (ˌmʌltɪˈvəʊkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having many meanings
 
[C19: from Latin multus many + vocare to call; on the model of equivocal]

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Multi-vocal is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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