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polyphonic

DEFINITIONS OF: polyphonic

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adj of or relating to or characterized by polyphony

“polyphonic traditions of the baroque”
Synonyms:
polyphonous

adj having two or more phonetic values

“polyphonic letters such as `a'”

adj having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together

Synonyms:
contrapuntal
Antonyms:
monophonic
consisting of a single melodic line
homophonic
having a single melodic line with accompaniment
monodic, monodical
having a single vocal part
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