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polyphonous

po·lyp·ho·nous

uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characterized by polyphony

  • “polyphonic traditions of the baroque”
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Origin

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

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