polyphonic meaning and definition

POLYPHONIC adjective

Definition of polyphonic (adjective)

1. having two or more phonetic values
   • "polyphonic letters such as `a'"
2. of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
   • "polyphonic traditions of the baroque"
   • synonyms: polyphonous
3. having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
   • synonyms: contrapuntal
   • antonym: monophonic