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polyphonia

/ˌpɑlɪˈfoʊniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poly-pho-nia
IPA
/ˌpɑlɪˈfoʊniə/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of mouth organ or harmonica.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πολυφωνίᾱ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɑlɪˈfoʊniə/
  • British English: /ˌpɒlɪˈfəʊnɪə/

Inflected Forms

polyphonias (plural)

Rhymes With

caustic ammonia assyro-babylonia ambazonia dumnonia tsakonia

Questions

How do you pronounce polyphonia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑlɪˈfoʊniə/.
What does polyphonia mean?
A kind of mouth organ or harmonica.
Where does polyphonia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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