polyphonic


poly·phon·ic

adj \ˌpä-lē-ˈfä-nik\

Definition of POLYPHONIC

1
: of, relating to, or marked by polyphony
2
: being a polyphone
poly·phon·i·cal·ly \ˌpä-lē-ˈfä-ni-k(ə-)lē\ or po·lyph·o·nous·ly adverb

Variants of POLYPHONIC

poly·phon·ic or po·lyph·o·nous \pə-ˈli-fə-nəs\

First Known Use of POLYPHONIC

1782

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