Polyphonous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of polyphonic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characterized by polyphony wordnet

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polyphonicpolyphonicpolyphonic

Etymology

Partly an adapted borrowing of New Latin polyphōnus and partly of its etymon Ancient Greek πολύφωνος (polúphōnos) + -ous. By surface analysis, poly- + -phonous.

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