polyphonaladj.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪfn̩(ə)l/,

/pəˈlɪfən(ə)l/,

/pɒˈlɪfn̩(ə)l/,

/pɒˈlɪfən(ə)l/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪfən(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύϕωνος , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύϕωνος having many tones (see polyphonous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier antiphonal adj. and (in different sense) phonal adj. Compare also earlier polyphonic adj., polyphonical adj., polyphonous adj., and polyphonian adj.

1. Many-voiced. Also figurative. Cf. polyphonic adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [adjective] > having voice > many-voiced

polyphonian1635

polyphonous1677

polyphonic1837

polyphonical1864

polyphonal1924

1924 Times 23 Oct. 17/5 Some of his [sc. Robert Bridges's] most polyphonal work is later than the collected volume—the product of more recent exploration.

1974 Eng. Hist. Rev. 89 131 Butterfield the genius of polyphonal colour and abstract geometrical shapes.

1989 R. Alter Pleasures of Reading vii. 229 The Fool..is a small but instructive illustration of the link between the pleasure of reading (or watching) and the polyphonal character of literary expression.

2000 P. Caldwell in G. Westfahl Space & Beyond 103 ‘Resistance’, they remind us in their collective, polyphonal voice, ‘is futile’.

2. Music. = polyphonic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > counterpoint

simple1609

polyphonous1776

polyphonic1782

polyodic1806

contrapuntal1865

polyphonal1946

1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets i. 8 The ultra~modern polyphonal and dissonantal school of today.

1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xxvi. 181 By now he's into a cross-cultural study of polyphonal chants.

2003 Detroit Free Press (Nexis) 23 Jan. (Entertainment section) It isn't long before they are singing every night at the piano, mastering polyphonal music by osmosis.

Derivatives

poˈlyphonally adv.

ΚΠ

1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets iii. 68 A woman's chorus..that sings, part antiphonally, part polyphonally, in undulating lines of chain-fourths.

1994 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 17 Apr. 14 How long do people sing before taking a breath? How do those involved interact? Do they sing in unison or polyphonally?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyphonal
释义	polyphonaladj. Brit. /pəˈlɪfn̩(ə)l/, /pəˈlɪfən(ə)l/, /pɒˈlɪfn̩(ə)l/, /pɒˈlɪfən(ə)l/, U.S. /pəˈlɪfən(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύϕωνος , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύϕωνος having many tones (see polyphonous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier antiphonal adj. and (in different sense) phonal adj. Compare also earlier polyphonic adj., polyphonical adj., polyphonous adj., and polyphonian adj. 1. Many-voiced. Also figurative. Cf. polyphonic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [adjective] > having voice > many-voiced polyphonian1635 polyphonous1677 polyphonic1837 polyphonical1864 polyphonal1924 1924 Times 23 Oct. 17/5 Some of his [sc. Robert Bridges's] most polyphonal work is later than the collected volume—the product of more recent exploration. 1974 Eng. Hist. Rev. 89 131 Butterfield the genius of polyphonal colour and abstract geometrical shapes. 1989 R. Alter Pleasures of Reading vii. 229 The Fool..is a small but instructive illustration of the link between the pleasure of reading (or watching) and the polyphonal character of literary expression. 2000 P. Caldwell in G. Westfahl Space & Beyond 103 ‘Resistance’, they remind us in their collective, polyphonal voice, ‘is futile’. 2. Music. = polyphonic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > counterpoint simple1609 polyphonous1776 polyphonic1782 polyodic1806 contrapuntal1865 polyphonal1946 1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets i. 8 The ultra~modern polyphonal and dissonantal school of today. 1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xxvi. 181 By now he's into a cross-cultural study of polyphonal chants. 2003 Detroit Free Press (Nexis) 23 Jan. (Entertainment section) It isn't long before they are singing every night at the piano, mastering polyphonal music by osmosis. Derivatives poˈlyphonally adv. ΚΠ 1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets iii. 68 A woman's chorus..that sings, part antiphonally, part polyphonally, in undulating lines of chain-fourths. 1994 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 17 Apr. 14 How long do people sing before taking a breath? How do those involved interact? Do they sing in unison or polyphonally? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1924
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