Main Entry:

het·er·oph·o·ny

Pronunciation:

\ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-fə-nē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural het·er·oph·o·nies

Etymology:

Greek heterophōnia diversity of note, from heter- + -phōnia -phony

Date:

1919

: independent variation on a single melody by two or more voices