Associations to the word «Polyphonic»

Wiktionary

POLYPHONIC, adjective. Of, or relating to polyphony
POLYPHONIC, adjective. (music) having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal
POLYPHONIC, adjective. (of an electronic device) able to play more than one musical note at the same time

Dictionary definition

POLYPHONIC, adjective. Having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a'".
POLYPHONIC, adjective. Of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque".
POLYPHONIC, adjective. Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats