polyphony
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 9
/pəˈlɪfəni/
Definition of polyphony
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)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).
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)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).
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(countable, uncountable)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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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.
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