polyphonous

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polyphonous

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Partly an adapted borrowing of New Latin polyphōnus and partly of its etymon Ancient Greek πολύφωνος (polúphōnos) + -ous. By surface analysis, poly- + -phonous.

adjective more polyphonous · most polyphonous

Synonym of polyphonic.
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@misc{polyphonous_2026,
  title = {polyphonous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polyphonous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}