polyvalence

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ valence.

Noun

polyvalence (countable and uncountable, plural polyvalences)

1. (countable) The state of being polyvalent.
2. (countable) Congruence with polyvalency.
3. (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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li.va.lɑ̃s/

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Noun

polyvalence m (plural polyvalences)

1. versatility

   Synonym: versatilité

Related terms

• polyvalent

Further reading

• “polyvalence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.