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polyphonic

pol·y·phon·ic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pol-ee-fon-ik]
    • /ˌpɒl iˈfɒn ɪk/
    • /pəˈlɪf.ən.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-fon-ik]
    • /ˌpɒl iˈfɒn ɪk/

Definitions of polyphonic word

  • adjective polyphonic consisting of many voices or sounds. 1
  • adjective polyphonic Music. having two or more voices or parts, each with an independent melody, but all harmonizing; contrapuntal (opposed to homophonic). pertaining to music of this kind. capable of producing more than one tone at a time, as an organ or a harp. 1
  • adjective polyphonic Phonetics. having more than one phonetic value, as the letter s, that is voiced (z) in nose and unvoiced (s) in salt. 1
  • adjective polyphonic music: with multiple parts 1
  • adjective polyphonic composed of relatively independent melodic lines or parts; contrapuntal 0
  • adjective polyphonic many-voiced 0
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Origin of polyphonic

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; polyphone + -ic

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Parts of speech for Polyphonic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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polyphonic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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  • cantus firmus

    an existing melody used as the basis for a new polyphonic composition

  • canzonet

    a short, sprightly song

  • discant

    Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.

  • fugue

    Music. a polyphonic composition based upon one, two, or more themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, subjected to contrapuntal treatment, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.

  • homophonic

    having the same sound.
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