Pol`y*phon"ic (?), a. [Gr. ; many + sound: cf. F. polyphone.]
1.
Having a multiplicity of sounds.
2.
Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic characters.
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.
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