polyphonicadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈfɒnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈfɑnɪk/,

/ˌpɑləˈfɑnɪk/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Greek πολύϕωνος , -ic suffix; poly- comb. form, -phonic comb. form.

Etymology: Originally < ancient Greek πολύϕωνος having many tones (see polyphonous adj.) + -ic suffix; compare -phonic comb. form. In later use < poly- comb. form + -phonic comb. form. Compare earlier polyphone n. and slightly later polyphony n.In sense 4b after Russian polifoničeskij roman polyphonic novel, coined by M. M. Bakhtin in Problemy tvorčestva Dostoevskogo (1929) . Since Bakhtin was suppressed, the book also was not widely available until reissued with corrections in 1963 as Problemy poètiki Dostoevskogo.

1. Of music: involving the playing of more than one note simultaneously; composed or arranged for several voices or parts; esp. consisting of several melodies combined; contrapuntal. Also: of or relating to this kind of music. Opposed to monophonic adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

simple1609

polyphonous1776

polyphonic1782

polyodic1806

contrapuntal1865

polyphonal1946

1782 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music II. 88 He asserts..that he not only invented polyphonic music, or counterpoint, but the polyplectrum, or spinet.

1838 Times 20 Jan. 3/3 The canon in 29 real parts, by Elway Bevin..a ‘polyphonic phenomenon’, not to be met with in these degenerate days.

1884 Athenæum 13 Sept. 346/1 The choruses..are marvellous specimens of the composer's polyphonic skill.

1907 R. Broughton Bach 15 Monothemetric music in polyphonic style was bound to result in a fugue.

1992 London Rev. Bks. 26 Mar. 3/1 If in 1976 pianists really were about to lose the skill of polyphonic piano-playing, then to all intents and purposes the skill of playing the piano was at an end.

a. Producing, capable of producing, or involving the production of many sounds or voices; many-voiced. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > many-sounded

polyphonous1677

polyphonic1837

polyphonical1864

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

polyphonian1635

polyphonous1677

polyphonic1837

polyphonical1864

polyphonal1924

1837 Times 17 Feb. 2/2 A polyphonic sketch entitled Mine Host's Dilemma.

1868 Sat. Rev. 11 Apr. 496/2 The barking crow [of British Columbia] possesses the most remarkable polyphonic powers. It can shriek, laugh, yell, shout, whistle, scream, and bark.

1920 H. Crane Let. 15 Jan. (1965) 31 Your aristocrat is much more vital and admirable than the polyphonic God, chosen to symbolize the artist.

1989 Music Technol. Oct. 15/1 The instrument is 16-voice polyphonic, and is 8-instrument multitimbral with a separate Drum Section.

2002 Classical Rev. 52 37 Silence is not a slave or metic in the land of logos but rather one of its most active and polyphonic voting citizens.

b. Of a musical instrument: capable of producing more than one note at a time.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Polyphonic,..noting an instrument which is capable of producing more than one tone at a time, as an organ or a harp.

1936 I. Stravinsky Stravinsky i. v. 113 The easiest solution would have been to use some such polyphonic instrument as the piano or harmonium.

1967 R. A. Moog in Electronics World Feb. 42/2 These include monophonic (single-voice) instruments, such as the ‘Solovox’ and the ‘Ondioline’, and polyphonic instruments such as electronic guitars [etc.].

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Apr. 20 A droning undertone peppered with stuttering interjections, which Holliger negotiated as if the oboe were a polyphonic instrument.

3. Phonetics. Of a letter, etc.: having more than one phonetic value. Cf. polyphonous adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > letter representing more than one sound

polyphonousa1866

polyphonic1891

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > having one or more sound(s)

univocate?a1475

unisounding1617

polyphonousa1866

bisonant1876

polyphonic1891

1891 B. S. Colyer-Fergusson tr. P. D. Chantepie de la Saussaye Man. Sci. Relig. liii. 463 They are often polyphonic, that is the same sign represents various sounds.

1901 Speaker 1 June 244/2 His feeling for the colours of vowels and the polyphonic properties of consonants was impeccable.

1942 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 1 473 The simple IA is a polyphonic sign.

1998 W. E. Tunmer & J. W. Chapman in K. Kirsner Implicit & Explicit Mental Processes iii. xxi. 369 Children who..are poor at using sentence-context cues to discover polyphonic letter sequences may be restricted to pronouncing flown like clown or clear like bear.

4. Literary Criticism.

a. Designating prose which makes use of a variety of stylistic devices in order to produce a musical or harmonious effect.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [adjective] > specific qualities of prose

polyphonic1915

1915 J. G. Fletcher in Poetry Apr. 35 It seems fitting that a new name should be given to these poems of hers [sc. Amy Lowell's], which..display all the colors of the chromatic palette. The title that fits them best is that of Polyphonic Prose.

1925 I. A. Richards Princ. Lit. Crit. 135 Even the most highly organised lyrical or ‘polyphonic’ prose raises as it advances only a very ambiguous expectation.

1977 Amer. Notes & Queries 16 39/2 It is not improbable that the master of polyphonic prose was conscious of some metempsychosis which had taken place.

1991 New Leader (Nexis) 20 May 19 There is the sublime set of constructs conveying poetry, philosophy and exquisitely cadenced rhythmic, polyphonic prose.

b. Of or designating a work of fiction having a number of independent and often antithetic narrative voices, none of which is given predominance, and over which the author's voice does not predominate. Cf. polyphony n. 2b.Originally and chiefly with reference to Russian literature.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > [adjective] > type of narration

polyphonic1954

1954 W. Lednicki Russia, Poland, & West iii. i. 134 From the polyphonic structure of his [sc. Dostoevsky's] novels emerges a relativistic vision of the world.

1971 Russ. Rev. 30 9 The polyphonic novels [of Solzhenitsyn] Cancer Ward and The First Circle where we are auditors of the inner voices of numerous characters.

1990 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 28 Oct. iv. 1/2 Her own dramas are unique, polyphonic, documentaries on the toughest contemporary themes.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Apr. 15/2 Serge's polyphonic novel, with its many trajectories, has a much more complicated view of character.

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

单词	polyphonic
释义	polyphonicadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈfɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈfɑnɪk/, /ˌpɑləˈfɑnɪk/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Greek πολύϕωνος , -ic suffix; poly- comb. form, -phonic comb. form. Etymology: Originally < ancient Greek πολύϕωνος having many tones (see polyphonous adj.) + -ic suffix; compare -phonic comb. form. In later use < poly- comb. form + -phonic comb. form. Compare earlier polyphone n. and slightly later polyphony n.In sense 4b after Russian polifoničeskij roman polyphonic novel, coined by M. M. Bakhtin in Problemy tvorčestva Dostoevskogo (1929) . Since Bakhtin was suppressed, the book also was not widely available until reissued with corrections in 1963 as Problemy poètiki Dostoevskogo. 1. Of music: involving the playing of more than one note simultaneously; composed or arranged for several voices or parts; esp. consisting of several melodies combined; contrapuntal. Also: of or relating to this kind of music. Opposed to monophonic adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > counterpoint simple1609 polyphonous1776 polyphonic1782 polyodic1806 contrapuntal1865 polyphonal1946 1782 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music II. 88 He asserts..that he not only invented polyphonic music, or counterpoint, but the polyplectrum, or spinet. 1838 Times 20 Jan. 3/3 The canon in 29 real parts, by Elway Bevin..a ‘polyphonic phenomenon’, not to be met with in these degenerate days. 1884 Athenæum 13 Sept. 346/1 The choruses..are marvellous specimens of the composer's polyphonic skill. 1907 R. Broughton Bach 15 Monothemetric music in polyphonic style was bound to result in a fugue. 1992 London Rev. Bks. 26 Mar. 3/1 If in 1976 pianists really were about to lose the skill of polyphonic piano-playing, then to all intents and purposes the skill of playing the piano was at an end. 2. a. Producing, capable of producing, or involving the production of many sounds or voices; many-voiced. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > many-sounded polyphonous1677 polyphonic1837 polyphonical1864 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [adjective] > having voice > many-voiced polyphonian1635 polyphonous1677 polyphonic1837 polyphonical1864 polyphonal1924 1837 Times 17 Feb. 2/2 A polyphonic sketch entitled Mine Host's Dilemma. 1868 Sat. Rev. 11 Apr. 496/2 The barking crow [of British Columbia] possesses the most remarkable polyphonic powers. It can shriek, laugh, yell, shout, whistle, scream, and bark. 1920 H. Crane Let. 15 Jan. (1965) 31 Your aristocrat is much more vital and admirable than the polyphonic God, chosen to symbolize the artist. 1989 Music Technol. Oct. 15/1 The instrument is 16-voice polyphonic, and is 8-instrument multitimbral with a separate Drum Section. 2002 Classical Rev. 52 37 Silence is not a slave or metic in the land of logos but rather one of its most active and polyphonic voting citizens. b. Of a musical instrument: capable of producing more than one note at a time. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Polyphonic,..noting an instrument which is capable of producing more than one tone at a time, as an organ or a harp. 1936 I. Stravinsky Stravinsky i. v. 113 The easiest solution would have been to use some such polyphonic instrument as the piano or harmonium. 1967 R. A. Moog in Electronics World Feb. 42/2 These include monophonic (single-voice) instruments, such as the ‘Solovox’ and the ‘Ondioline’, and polyphonic instruments such as electronic guitars [etc.]. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Apr. 20 A droning undertone peppered with stuttering interjections, which Holliger negotiated as if the oboe were a polyphonic instrument. 3. Phonetics. Of a letter, etc.: having more than one phonetic value. Cf. polyphonous adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [adjective] > letter representing more than one sound polyphonousa1866 polyphonic1891 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > having one or more sound(s) univocate?a1475 unisounding1617 polyphonousa1866 bisonant1876 polyphonic1891 1891 B. S. Colyer-Fergusson tr. P. D. Chantepie de la Saussaye Man. Sci. Relig. liii. 463 They are often polyphonic, that is the same sign represents various sounds. 1901 Speaker 1 June 244/2 His feeling for the colours of vowels and the polyphonic properties of consonants was impeccable. 1942 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 1 473 The simple IA is a polyphonic sign. 1998 W. E. Tunmer & J. W. Chapman in K. Kirsner Implicit & Explicit Mental Processes iii. xxi. 369 Children who..are poor at using sentence-context cues to discover polyphonic letter sequences may be restricted to pronouncing flown like clown or clear like bear. 4. Literary Criticism. a. Designating prose which makes use of a variety of stylistic devices in order to produce a musical or harmonious effect. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [adjective] > specific qualities of prose polyphonic1915 1915 J. G. Fletcher in Poetry Apr. 35 It seems fitting that a new name should be given to these poems of hers [sc. Amy Lowell's], which..display all the colors of the chromatic palette. The title that fits them best is that of Polyphonic Prose. 1925 I. A. Richards Princ. Lit. Crit. 135 Even the most highly organised lyrical or ‘polyphonic’ prose raises as it advances only a very ambiguous expectation. 1977 Amer. Notes & Queries 16 39/2 It is not improbable that the master of polyphonic prose was conscious of some metempsychosis which had taken place. 1991 New Leader (Nexis) 20 May 19 There is the sublime set of constructs conveying poetry, philosophy and exquisitely cadenced rhythmic, polyphonic prose. b. Of or designating a work of fiction having a number of independent and often antithetic narrative voices, none of which is given predominance, and over which the author's voice does not predominate. Cf. polyphony n. 2b.Originally and chiefly with reference to Russian literature. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > [adjective] > type of narration polyphonic1954 1954 W. Lednicki Russia, Poland, & West iii. i. 134 From the polyphonic structure of his [sc. Dostoevsky's] novels emerges a relativistic vision of the world. 1971 Russ. Rev. 30 9 The polyphonic novels [of Solzhenitsyn] Cancer Ward and The First Circle where we are auditors of the inner voices of numerous characters. 1990 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 28 Oct. iv. 1/2 Her own dramas are unique, polyphonic, documentaries on the toughest contemporary themes. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Apr. 15/2 Serge's polyphonic novel, with its many trajectories, has a much more complicated view of character. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1782
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