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Polyphonic

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Adjective
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective Polyphonic has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Polyphonica. [Gr. ; poly`s many + sound: cf. F. polyphone.].
  •  Having a multiplicity of sounds.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Polyphonic, adj.
1 Mus. (of vocal music etc.) in two or more relatively independent parts; contrapuntal.
2 Phonet. (of a letter etc.) representing more than one sound.

Derivative
polyphonically adv.
Etymology
Gk poluphonos (as POLY-(1), phone voice, sound)
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