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polyphony

po·lyp·hony

UK/pəˈlɪfəni/ US/pʌˈlɪfʌni/ uncommon

noun

1.

music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.

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