Homophonic Definition

hŏmə-fŏnĭk, hōmə-
adjective
Having the same sound.
American Heritage
Having one melodic line at a time, the other voices or parts serving as accompaniment.
Webster's New World

Homonymous.

Webster's New World
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Origin of Homophonic

  • From Greek homophōnos homo- homo- phōnē sound phone2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Homophonic Sentence Examples

  • Accordingly, Palestrina and his great contemporaries and predecessors treated the Gloria and Credo in a style midway in polyphonic organization and rhythmic breadth between that of the elaborate motet (adopted in the Sanctus) and the homophonic reciting style of the Litany.

  • His version, like Mozart's, is mostly homophonic.

  • Aside from the terms above, it is also common practice when using lingo to substitute single numbers or letters for homophonic words - for example, "How R U?" instead of "How are you?" or "Nice 2 C U 2day."

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