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полифони́я — meaning in English

polifoniya

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English meaning

  • polyphony noun Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

Senses

полифони́я is used for these senses in English:

  • polyphony (music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

polyphony — full definition

  1. noun Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
  2. noun The quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way.

Related Russian words