polyphonous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to or characterized by polyphony

Etymology

Partly an adapted borrowing of New Latin polyphōnus and partly of its etymon Ancient Greek πολύφωνος (polúphōnos) + -ous. By surface analysis, poly- + -phonous.

In classic literature

Synonyms

polyphonic

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