multivocal.

1. Expressing several voices or perspectives.

2. Admitting or carrying more than one meaning or interpretation.

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Words that belong together

• multivocal account
• multivocal narrative

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The multivocal account preserved the participants’ conflicting descriptions.

The narrative was multivocal, though one perspective still framed the others.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more multivocal; superlative most multivocal where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: clarity and ornament, narrative perspective, style analysis. Disciplines: literary writing, narrative analysis, advanced English. Commonness: uncommon.