Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyharmony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-har-mo-ny
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From poly- + harmony.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly-

Usage

Inflected Forms

polyharmonies (plural) poly-harmony (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bitonality polyvalence

Synonyms

polytonality

Questions

What does polyharmony mean?: Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.
Where does polyharmony come from?: From poly- + harmony.

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