polyphony
English
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈlɪfəni/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]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
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices
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quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way
See also
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