noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment. uncountable
2. 2
   music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) wordnet

Synonyms

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monodymonophonic music

Antonyms

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polyphony

Etymology

From mono- + -phony.

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