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- [puh-lif-uh-nee]
- /pəˈlɪf ə ni/
- /pˈɒlɪfənəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-lif-uh-nee]
- /pəˈlɪf ə ni/
Definitions of polyphonous word
- noun polyphonous Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint. 1
- noun polyphonous Phonetics. representation of different sounds by the same letter or symbol. 1
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Origin of polyphonous
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30, polyphony is from the Greek word polyphōnía variety of tones. See poly-, -phony
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Parts of speech for Polyphonous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
polyphonous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
polyphonous usage trend in Literature
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