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   polyphony

   /pəˈlɪfəni/

   noun

   • 1. the style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonizing with each other: "his love affair with 16th-century English polyphony"
   • ▪ a composition written, played, or sung in polyphony.
   • ▪ the ability of an electronic keyboard or synthesizer to play a number of notes simultaneously: "the polyphony is a standard 32-voice"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Greek poluphōnia, from polu- ‘many’ + phōnē ‘sound’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. polyphonist noun
   • 2. polyphonous adjective

   Scrabble Points: 22

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