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heterophony

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (heteroph?nía). Synchronically, hetero- +? -phony.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: h?t?r??f?n?, IPA(key): /h?t????f?ni/

Noun

heterophony (countable and uncountable, plural heterophonies)

  1. (music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody.

Related terms

  • heterophone
  • heterophonic
  • heterophonous

Translations

See also

  • heterophony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • polyphony

References

  • “heterophony” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

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polyphonic

English

Adjective

polyphonic (comparative more polyphonic, superlative most polyphonic)

  1. of or relating to polyphony
    a polyphonic ringtone
  2. (music) having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal
  3. (of an electronic device) able to play more than one musical note at the same time
  4. Of a text: capable of being read in more than one way.

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