(Musique) Composition, chant ŕ plusieurs voix.
ETYM Greek.
Music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments; SYN. polyphonic music, concerted music.
Music, composition in separate, but simultaneous and harmonizing, parts; counterpoint; Phonetics, use of one symbol for several sounds. Music combining two or more “voices” or parts, each with an individual melody. A polyphony of widely separated groups is called antiphony.