Lectionary Calendar
Monday, October 20th, 2025
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Bible Dictionaries
Polyphony
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) Composition in mutually related, equally important parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; - opposed to homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others filling out the harmony. See Counterpoint.
(2):
(n.) Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.
(3):
(n.) Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Polyphony'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/polyphony.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Polyphony'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/polyphony.html. 1828.
