POLYPHONIC

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Having a multiplicity of sounds.

2.
a.

Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.

3.
a.

Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic.


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