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homophonic

English

Etymology

homophone +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

homophonic (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Having the same sound; being homophones.
  2. (music) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic.

Synonyms

  • homophonous

Translations

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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.

Translations

polyphonic From the web:

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  • what's polyphonic synthesizer
  • what's polyphonic prose
  • what polyphonic ringtone
  • meaning of polyphonic music
  • polyphonic what period
  • what is polyphonic texture
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