polyphonic: Meaning and Definition of

pol•y•phon•ic

1. consisting of many voices or sounds.
1. having two or more voices or parts, each with an independent melody, but all harmonizing; contrapuntal (opposed to homophonic).
2. pertaining to music of this kind.
3. capable of producing more than one tone at a time, as an organ or a harp.
3. having more than one phonetic value, as the letter s, that is voiced (z) in nose and unvoiced (s) in salt.