Dictionary Check: polyphonic

"polyphonic" is a valid word!

Scrabble 22 points
Words with Friends 25 points

Definition

adjective

having two or more phonetic values

Example: "polyphonic letters such as ‘a’"
adjective

of or relating to or characterized by polyphony

Example: "polyphonic traditions of the baroque"
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adjective

having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together

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