micropolyphony

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noun

A polyphonic musical texture consisting of many lines of dense canons moving at different tempos or rhythms.

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Meanings

nounmicropolyphony (usually uncountable, plural micropolyphonies)

plural micropolyphonies

  1. uncountableusuallyA polyphonic musical texture consisting of many lines of dense canons moving at different tempos or rhythms.

Origin

From micro- + polyphony.

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APA

micropolyphony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropolyphony

MLA

“micropolyphony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropolyphony. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micropolyphony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropolyphony.

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