Etymology

polyphonia

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Today it means: A kind of mouth organ or harmonica. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πολυφωνίᾱ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπολυφωνίᾱ“variety of tones”
  2. English todaypolyphonia

From Ancient Greek πολυφωνίᾱ (poluphōníā, “variety of tones”).

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