Definitions For Heterophony

Noun

HETEROPHONY. (countable and uncountable, plural HETEROPHONYs) (music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody.

Related terms

heterophone heterophonic heterophonous

Translations

{{trans-top}} Chinese: : Mandarin: 異音 Irish: heitreafóine, f

See also

{{pedia}} polyphony

References

” listed in the w:oxford english dictionary, oxford english dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology

From {{der, en, grc, ἑτεροφωνία}}. {{surf, en, hetero-, -phony}}.

Is Heterophony a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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22
Words with Friends
21

The word Heterophony is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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