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1. (adj.) polyphonic
of, pertaining to, or marked by musical polyphony.
2. polyphonic
having more than one phonetic value, as the letter s, pronounced as voiced (z) in nose and voiceless (s) in
salt.
Etymology: (1775–85)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) polyphonic
having two or more phonetic values
"polyphonic letters such as `a'"
2. (adj) polyphonic, polyphonous
of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
"polyphonic traditions of the baroque"
3. (adj) polyphonic, contrapuntal
having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
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1. (adj) polyphonic
having a multiplicity of sounds
2. (adj) polyphonic
characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters
3. (adj) polyphonic
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
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