Word: polyphony
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
lyph
o
ny
Definition: Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: many
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: -phony
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns related to sound or musical structure