polyphony
Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music…Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
» Bach's music is rich in polyphony.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
Mehrstimmigkeit, Polyphonie
полифони́яpolifoníja, многоголо́сиеmnogogolósije
поліфоні́яpolifoníja, багатоголо́ссяbahatoholóssja
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
(countable, uncountable)The quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way.
the polyphony of a biblical passage
Examples
2 sentencesBach's music is rich in polyphony.
His music is rich in polyphony.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.
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Forms
plural: polyphonies| Singular | polyphony |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments:polyphonic musicconcerted music
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable