Definition of "polyphonic" [pol•y•phon•ic]

• Music Of, relating to, or characterized by polyphony. (adjective)
• Linguistics Having two or more phonetic values. (adjective)

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• "I institute quite early what I call polyphonic technic -- one hand doing a different movement or touch from the other."
• "The specialization here is mostly in polyphonic choral music, and, looking through their repertoire, it is dovetails our own pretty closely."
• "In general they may be defined as polyphonic church songs which were to be sung"