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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
polyphonic
    adj 1: having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters
           such as `a'"
    2: of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic
       traditions of the baroque" [syn: polyphonic, polyphonous]
    3: having two or more independent but harmonically related
       melodic parts sounding together [syn: polyphonic,
       contrapuntal] [ant: monophonic]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Polyphonic \Pol`y*phon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? sound:
   cf. F. polyphone.]
   1. Having a multiplicity of sounds.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic
      characters.
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   3. (Mus.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic
      parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of
      counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition;
      -- opposed to homophonic, or monodic.
      [1913 Webster]

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