polyphonous

English

Etymology

Partly an adapted borrowing of New Latin polyphōnus and partly of its etymon Ancient Greek πολύφωνος (polúphōnos) +‎ -ous. By surface analysis, poly- +‎ -phonous.[1]

Adjective

polyphonous (comparative more polyphonous, superlative most polyphonous)

  1. Synonym of polyphonic.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “polyphonous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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