adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the character of multiphonics: sounding two or more pitches at the same time not-comparable

   "He prefaced his next song with a row of hard, multiphonic squawks, sounding like a truck horn."

Example

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"He prefaced his next song with a row of hard, multiphonic squawks, sounding like a truck horn."

Etymology

From multi- + phonic.

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