Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multiphonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-phon-ic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the character of multiphonics: sounding two or more pitches at the same time

Example Sentences

"He prefaced his next song with a row of hard, multiphonic squawks, sounding like a truck horn."

Etymology

From multi- + -phonic. Contrasting with monophonic (“of an instrument, producing one note at a time”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: multi-

Frequently Paired Words

polyphonic

Questions

What does multiphonic mean?: Having the character of multiphonics: sounding two or more pitches at the same time
Where does multiphonic come from?: From multi- + -phonic. Contrasting with monophonic (“of an instrument, producing one note at a time”).

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