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polyphony

po.lyph.o.ny \p*-'lif-*-ne-\ n [Gk polypho-nia variety of tones, fr. 
   polypho-nos having many] tones or voices, fr. poly- + pho-ne- voice - more 
   at BAN 1: a style of musical composition in which two or more independent 
   but orga nically related voice parts sound against one another 2a: 
   multiplicity of polyphones  2b: representation so characterized