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Noun: monophony  mu'nó-fu-nee
  1. Music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
    - monophonic music, monody

Derived forms: monophonies

See also: monophonic

Type of: music [archaic]

Antonym: polyphony

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