Thesaurus: polyphonic

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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.
4. adj. having two or more phonetic values
5. adj. of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
6. adj. having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
7. 1. Having a multiplicity of sounds. 2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters. 3. (Mus.) 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.
8. 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.
9. j:100 a. having two or more phonetic values a. of or relating to or characterized by polyphony a. having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together