polyphony

Questions about polyphony

What does polyphony mean?

polyphony means "music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments".

How many syllables are in polyphony?

polyphony has 4 syllables: po-lyp-ho-ny. The stress falls on "lyp". In IPA it is /pəˈlɪfəni/.

What is another word for polyphony?

Close synonyms include polyphonic music, concerted music. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of polyphony?

The recorded antonyms are monophony.

Is polyphony a common word?

polyphony is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.