First Known Use: 1919
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heterophony
noun het·er·oph·o·ny \ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-fə-nē\
plural het·er·oph·o·nies
Definition of HETEROPHONY
: independent variation on a single melody by two or more voices
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Origin of HETEROPHONY
Greek heterophōnia diversity of note, from heter- + -phōnia -phony
Rhymes with HETEROPHONY
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