POLYPHONY

PRONUNCIATION: (puh-LIF-uh-nee)

MEANING: noun:
1. The combination of independent melodic lines sounded together. For example, a fugue.
2. The representation of different sounds by a letter or symbol. For example, the letter c which can represent /s/ or /k/.
3. A multiplicity of distinct voices or perspectives.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek poly- (many) + -phony (sound). Earliest documented use: 1790.
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POLY-PRONY - tendency to lie in many different positions on one's abdomen

MOLYPHONY - a counterfeit molybdenum steel alloy

POLYP-HONEY - a medieval remedy for the treatment of pre-cancerous colon lesions