heterophony

het·er·oph·o·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-rof-uh-nee]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒf ə ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-rof-uh-nee]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒf ə ni/

Definitions of heterophony word

noun heterophony the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers. 1
noun heterophony (music) The simultaneous performance, by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody. 1
noun heterophony the simultaneous performance of different versions of the same melody by different voices or instruments 0
noun heterophony the playing of a passage of music with simultaneous variations in melody or rhythm by two or more performers 0

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Origin of heterophony

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; hetero- + -phony

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Parts of speech for Heterophony

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heterophony

heterophony popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterophony usage trend in Literature

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