heterophony

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑτεροφωνία (heterophōnía). By surface analysis, hetero- +‎ -phony.

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heterophony (countable and uncountable, plural heterophonies)

  1. (music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody.

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