Polyphonic

1. (a.) Having a multiplicity of sounds.

2. (a.) Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.

3. (a.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition; -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic.

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