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polyphonous

polyphonous adjective: synonym of polyphonic.

Adjective

polyphonous (comparative more polyphonous, superlative most polyphonous)

  1. Synonym of polyphonic.
    Synonyms:
    polyphonic

Synonyms of polyphonous

Forms of polyphonous

comparativemore polyphonous
superlativemost polyphonous

Origin of polyphonous

Partly an adapted borrowing of New Latin polyphōnus and partly of its etymon Ancient Greek πολύφωνος (polúphōnos) + -ous. By surface analysis, poly- + -phonous.

Words formed from polyphonous

Questions about polyphonous

What does polyphonous mean?
Polyphonous means synonym of polyphonic.
What part of speech is polyphonous?
Polyphonous is an adjective.

Words near polyphonous in the dictionary

  1. polyphonies
  2. polyphonism
  3. polyphonisms
  4. polyphonist
  5. polyphonists
  6. polyphonous
  7. polyphonously
  8. polyphons
  9. polyphony
  10. polyphore
  11. polyphores

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