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monophony

American

[muh-nof-uh-nee] / məˈnɒf ə ni /

noun

a musical style employing a single melodic line without accompaniment.
monody.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

monophonies

plural

Etymology

Origin of monophony

First recorded in 1885–90; mono- + -phony

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