heterophony

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἑτεροφωνία (heterophōnía). By surface analysis, hetero- +‎ -phony. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕtərŏʹfənĭ, IPA(key): /hɛtəˈɹɒfəni/ === Noun === heterophony (countable and uncountable, plural heterophonies) (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 ==== ==== See also ==== heterophony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia polyphony ==== References ==== “heterophony” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]