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πολύφωνος

πολύφωνος, much-talking, loquacious

πολῠφων-ος, ον,
  • having many tones, ὄρνιθες Arist. PA 660a34; κίττα Plu. Sollert. 2.973c, etc.: neut. pl. as Adv., πολύφωνα κρῶξαι Arat. 1002.
      • 2 having many voices, Βοιωτία ἕνεκα χρηστηρίων π. οὖσα Plu. Def.orac. 2.411e; loquacious, talkative, π. ὁ οἶνος ib. QConv. 715a, cf. Luc. Hist.Conscr. 4.
      • 3 manifold in expression, of Homer, D.H. Comp. 16 (Sup.), Str. 3.2.12; τὸ π., of Plato, Stob. 2.7.3f; of Hyperides, -ότερος [τοῦ Δημοσθένους] Longin. 34.1.

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