Definition of polyphonic Polyphonic
/pɑˌlɪˌfɑˈnɪk/ - [palifanik] - pol•y•phon•ic
We found 11 definitions of polyphonic from 5 different sources.
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What does polyphonic mean?
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| polyphonic - of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" | ||
| polyphonous | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| polyphonic - having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a'" | ||
| linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature | ||
| polyphonic - having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together | ||
| contrapuntal | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- polyphonic (Adjective)
Of, or relating to polyphony. - polyphonic (Adjective)
Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal. - polyphonic (Adjective)
Able to play more than one musical note at the same time.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- polyphonic (a.)
Having a multiplicity of sounds. - polyphonic (a.)
Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters. - polyphonic (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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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polyphonic
Having a musical texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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polyphonic
pol-i-fon′ik, adj. capable of being read in more than one way: noting a musical composition of two or more parts, each with an independent melody of its own.—ns. Pol′yphōnism, Polyph′ony; Pol′yphōnist, a ventriloquist: a contrapuntist. [Gr. polys, many, phōnē, a voice.]
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