polyphony

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Synonyms: polyphon, polyphone, polyphote, holophony, polyphonic, polyphant, colophony, polypody, polyphagy, polygony, polyphore

Antonyms: polyphon, polyphone, polyphote, holophony, polyphonic, polyphant, colophony, polypody, polyphagy, polygony, polyphore

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|music}} {{lb|en|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]]).
2. {{sid|en|literature}} {{lb|en|literature}} The quality of a [[text]] of being able to be [[read]] in more than one way.

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