See Also: polyphony(dictionary)
polyphony(dictionary)

polyphony (iou)



polyphony noun. E19.
[Greek poluphonia, formed as POLYPHONE: see -PHONY.]
Multiplicity of sounds. rare. E19.
Music. The simultaneous combination of a number of parts, each forming an individual melody, and harmonizing with each other; the style of composition in which the parts are so combined; polyphonic composition; counterpoint. M19.
fig.: New Statesman A polyphony of death, art and 'incorporeal love'.
Philology. The symbolization of different vocal sounds by the same letter etc.; polyphonic character. rare. L19.