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polyphonic

adjective

having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
C
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
22
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together

adjective

  1. of or relating to or characterized by polyphony

    “polyphonic traditions of the baroque”

adjective

  1. having two or more phonetic values

    “polyphonic letters such as ‘a’”

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Example Sentences

polyphonic traditions of the baroque
polyphonic letters such as ‘a’

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