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monophony definition

mo·nopho·ny (mə näf′ə nē)

noun

  1. music having a single melody without accompaniment or harmonizing parts, as in plainsong
  2. monody

Etymology: mono- + -phony

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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