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polyvalent

Something that is worth for many different things. That has many different values or meanings.

A polyvalent object is one that can be used as many different things. A polyvalent emotion is one that you can show in many different situations and get favorable results.

From Ancient Greek "poly: many" and Latin "valens, valentis: that is worth it"

- What a polyvalent chair, you can use it as a chair to sit and as a table to put things on it.

- This is a very polyvalent dialogue, it can be interpreted in many different ways.

by ERBGCA January 5, 2014

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