multivalence

noun

mul·tiv·a·lence | \ ˌməl-ˈti-və-lən(t)s

Definition of multivalence

: the quality or state of having many values, meanings, or appeals

Examples of multivalence in a Sentence

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Its multivalence lies in its artful blending of the conventions of musical theater, opera, and jazz, yet also in its blending of sardonic social critique and autobiography. — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, "Behind the white picket fence, portraits of a jagged loneliness," 13 May 2018 The works of music in 2016 that seemed most representative of their time all suggested, in some way, a positive state of unfinishedness or multivalence, through either the music itself or the creator, or both. — Ben Ratliff, Esquire, "How 2016 Brought Chaos to Music," 2 Dec. 2016

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