polyphonia

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US/ˌpɑlɪˈfoʊniə/UK/ˌpɒlɪˈfəʊnɪə/

noun

A kind of mouth organ or harmonica.

OriginAncient Greek πολυφωνίᾱ →
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Meanings

nounpolyphonia (plural polyphonias)

plural polyphonias

  1. A kind of mouth organ or harmonica.

    There were single bass and double bass harmonicas, pipe harmonicas, chord harmonicas, horn harmonicas, chromatics, tenors, tremolos, polyphonias.

    2013, Janet Anderson, Far Away Places, page 103

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπολυφωνίᾱ“variety of tones”
  2. Englishpolyphonia

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

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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