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polyphony
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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈlɪfəni/
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Noun
polyphony (countable and uncountable, plural polyphonies)
- (music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
- (literature) The quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way.
- the polyphony of a biblical passage
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Translations
musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices
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