English adjective: polyphonic | |||
1. | polyphonic having two or more phonetic values | ||
Samples | Polyphonic letters such as `a'. | ||
Domain category | linguistics | ||
2. | polyphonic of or relating to or characterized by polyphony | ||
Samples | Polyphonic traditions of the baroque. | ||
Synonyms | polyphonous | ||
Domain category | music | ||
3. | polyphonic having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together | ||
Synonyms | contrapuntal | ||
Domain category | music | ||
Antonyms | monophonic | ||