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Meaning Of Polyphony
n.
Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an
echo.
n.
Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the
same vocal sign.
n.
Composition in mutually related, equally important parts
which share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; -- opposed
to homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others
filling out the harmony. See Counterpoint.