multiphonic

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English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ phonic.

Adjective

multiphonic (not comparable)

  1. (music) Having the character of multiphonics: sounding two or more pitches at the same time
    • 2009 January 22, Nate Chinen, “A Single Jazz Band, by Way of Two Trios”, in New York Times:
      He prefaced his next song with a row of hard, multiphonic squawks, sounding like a truck horn.

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