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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Polyphonic \Pol`y*phon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? sound:
cf. F. polyphone.]
1. Having a multiplicity of sounds.
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2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic
characters.
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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}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polyphonic
adj 1: having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters
such as `a'"
2: of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic
traditions of the baroque" [syn: {polyphonic}, {polyphonous}]
3: having two or more independent but harmonically related
melodic parts sounding together [syn: {polyphonic},
{contrapuntal}] [ant: {monophonic}]
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