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polyharmony

polyharmony noun: music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.

Noun

polyharmony (countable and uncountable, plural polyharmonies)

  1. Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.
    Synonyms:
    polytonality

Synonyms of polyharmony

Forms of polyharmony

pluralpolyharmonies
alternative formpoly-harmony

Origin of polyharmony

From poly- + harmony.

Questions about polyharmony

What does polyharmony mean?
Polyharmony means music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.
What part of speech is polyharmony?
Polyharmony is a noun.
What is the plural of polyharmony?
The plural of polyharmony is polyharmonies.

Words near polyharmony in the dictionary

  1. polyhandicaps
  2. polyhaploid
  3. polyhaptenic
  4. polyharmonic
  5. polyharmonies
  6. polyharmony
  7. polyHb
  8. polyHbs
  9. polyhe
  10. polyhedra
  11. polyhedral

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