polyphonianadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈfəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈfoʊniən/,

/ˌpɑləˈfoʊniən/

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύϕωνος having many tones (see polyphonous adj.) + -ian suffix.

rare (chiefly poetic).

Simultaneously produced by many voices; harmonious.

ΘΚΠ

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

polyphonian1635

polyphonous1677

polyphonic1837

polyphonical1864

polyphonal1924

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes v. vi. 265 I love the Ayre;..Her shrill-mouth'd Quire sustaine me with their flesh, And with their Polyphonian notes delight me.

1868 P. F. Reede Voices of Wind & Other Poems 133 The mellifluous notes That were welling from the throats Of the polyphonian choir.

1975 Eng. Lit. Hist. 42 143 This degradation stems from the polyphonian echoes of ‘because He can jig’.

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

单词	polyphonian
释义	polyphonianadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈfəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈfoʊniən/, /ˌpɑləˈfoʊniən/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύϕωνος , -ian suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek πολύϕωνος having many tones (see polyphonous adj.) + -ian suffix. rare (chiefly poetic). Simultaneously produced by many voices; harmonious. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [adjective] > having voice > many-voiced polyphonian1635 polyphonous1677 polyphonic1837 polyphonical1864 polyphonal1924 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes v. vi. 265 I love the Ayre;..Her shrill-mouth'd Quire sustaine me with their flesh, And with their Polyphonian notes delight me. 1868 P. F. Reede Voices of Wind & Other Poems 133 The mellifluous notes That were welling from the throats Of the polyphonian choir. 1975 Eng. Lit. Hist. 42 143 This degradation stems from the polyphonian echoes of ‘because He can jig’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1635
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