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View synonyms for monophonic
monophonic
[ mon-uh-fon-ik ]
monophonic
/ ˌmɒnəʊˈfɒnɪk; mɒˈnɒfənɪ /
adjective
- Alsomonaural (of a system of broadcasting, recording, or reproducing sound) using only one channel between source and loudspeaker Sometimes shortened tomono Compare stereophonic
- music of or relating to a style of musical composition consisting of a single melodic line See also monody
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Derived Forms
- monophony, noun
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Other Words From
- mono·phoni·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monophonic1
First recorded in 1880–85; monophon(y) + -ic
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Example Sentences
But the "working out" part of the sonata is always monophonic.
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They were problems in monophonic style, and to these we must now turn our attention.
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We have seen how the monophonic style—the melody with accompaniment—came in.
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It is written in monophonic rather than in polyphonic style, thus differing from the madrigal and glee.
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Sections 144 to 160 relate particularly to terms used in descriptions of monophonic music.
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