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 | ||