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micropolyphony

micropolyphony noun: a polyphonic musical texture consisting of many lines of dense canons moving at different tempos or rhythms.

Noun

micropolyphony (usually uncountable, plural micropolyphonies)

  1. (usually) A polyphonic musical texture consisting of many lines of dense canons moving at different tempos or rhythms.

Forms of micropolyphony

pluralmicropolyphonies

Origin of micropolyphony

From micro- + polyphony.

Questions about micropolyphony

What does micropolyphony mean?
Micropolyphony means a polyphonic musical texture consisting of many lines of dense canons moving at different tempos or rhythms.
What part of speech is micropolyphony?
Micropolyphony is a noun.
What is the plural of micropolyphony?
The plural of micropolyphony is micropolyphonies.

Words near micropolyphony in the dictionary

  1. micropolymerized
  2. micropolymers
  3. micropolymorphism
  4. micropolyphonic
  5. micropolyphonies
  6. micropolyphony
  7. micropool
  8. micropools
  9. micropoop
  10. micropopulation
  11. micropopulations

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