multivoiced

adjective

mul·​ti·​voiced ˌməl-tē-ˈvȯist How to pronounce multivoiced (audio)
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1
: composed of, involving, or containing the perspective of more than one person
… the internet's multivoiced, incoherent roar.Grace Dent
especially, of a literary work : written from the perspective of more than one character
a multivoiced novel
2
: produced by the voice of more than one person
multivoiced chords

Examples of multivoiced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His extraordinary debut, with its sinuous, multivoiced narrative, will change that. Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of multivoiced was in 1884

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“Multivoiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multivoiced. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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