polyvalence

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ valence

Noun

polyvalence (countable and uncountable, plural polyvalences)

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

References

http://www.wordnet-online.com/polyvalence.shtml (accessed: Friday, 16 March 2007)

French

Noun

polyvalence m (plural polyvalences)

versatility

Related terms

polyvalent

Further reading

“polyvalence” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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