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polyphonic

/,pɑli'fɑnɪk/

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adjective
of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
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"polyphonic traditions of the baroque"

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

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monophonic
adjective
having two or more phonetic values
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"polyphonic letters such as `a'"

Definition that contains polyphonic

part the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
voice the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
bass the lowest part in polyphonic music
bass part the lowest part in polyphonic music
cantus firmus a pre-existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition; originally drawn from plainchant, but later drawn from other sources
polyphonically in a polyphonic manner