polyphonia
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολυφωνίᾱ (poluphōníā, “variety of tones”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (General American) /ˌpɑlɪˈfoʊniə/, (Received Pronunciation) /ˌpɒlɪˈfəʊnɪə/
- Rhymes: -əʊniə
Noun
polyphonia (plural polyphonias)
- A kind of mouth organ or harmonica.
- 2013, Janet Anderson, Far Away Places, page 103:
- There were single bass and double bass harmonicas, pipe harmonicas, chord harmonicas, horn harmonicas, chromatics, tenors, tremolos, polyphonias.