Etymology

heterophony

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Today it means: The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἑτεροφωνία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἑτεροφωνία
  2. English todayheterophony

From Ancient Greek ἑτεροφωνία (heterophōnía). By surface analysis, hetero- + -phony.

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