multiphonics

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noun

The sounding of two or more pitches simultaneously, either with the voice, or on an instrument that normally sounds only single notes.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounmultiphonics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentThe sounding of two or more pitches simultaneously, either with the voice, or on an instrument that normally sounds only single notes.

Origin

Nominalisation of multiphonic. See there for more.

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APA

multiphonics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiphonics

MLA

“multiphonics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiphonics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiphonics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiphonics.

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