polyphonic
po li fo nik
- a having two or more phonetic values
polyphonic letters such as `a' - a of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
polyphonic traditions of the baroque - a having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
- The proprium of the mass was sung in plain chant by the admirable Cathedral choir under the direction of the Abbe Van Nuffel; the ordinary was the polyphonic Mass Resurrexti .
- In the next few years Stravinsky's name sped across Europe as the author of the blazing, polyphonic Firebird and the riotous Petrouchka.
- The polyphonic thickets were so incredibly dense that it took ten years to work the movement into playable shape.