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English adjective: polyphonic

1. polyphonic having two or more phonetic values


SamplesPolyphonic letters such as `a'.


Domain categorylinguistics

2. polyphonic of or relating to or characterized by polyphony


SamplesPolyphonic traditions of the baroque.


Synonymspolyphonous


Domain categorymusic

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


Synonymscontrapuntal


Domain categorymusic


Antonymsmonophonic









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