monophony

(mə näfə nē)

noun

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

Origin: mono- + -phony

See monophony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mo·noph·o·nies
A style of composition having a single melodic line.

Origin:

Origin: mono-

Origin: + (poly)phony

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