Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
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).
Related words
- Word family
- polyphonist polyphonal polyphonic
Forms
- Plural
- polyphonies → counterpoints…
Example sentences
- counterpoint This composition makes heavy use of counterpoint.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| polyphony | rising | |
| counterpoint | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 12 letters
- counterpoint3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (counterpoint3 = 3 syllables).