homophony

== English == === Etymology === Internationalism, from French homophonie, from Ancient Greek ὁμοφωνία (homophōnía, “unison”), from ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos, “of the same sound or tone”). By surface analysis, homo- +‎ -phony. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /həˈmɒfəni/ (General American) IPA(key): /həˈmɑfəni/ Hyphenation: ho‧moph‧o‧ny === Noun === homophony (countable and uncountable, plural homophonies) (music) A musical texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords; the quality of being homophonic. (phonetics, semantics) The quality of being homophonous. ==== Translations ==== === References ===