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Meaning of MONOPHONIC

Pronunciation:  `mânu'fânik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (electronics) designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
  2. [adj]  (music) consisting of a single melodic line
 
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 Synonyms: homophonic, monaural, mono, monodic, monodical, single-channel
 
 Antonyms: contrapuntal, polyphonic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mon`o*phon"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? a voice.] (Mus.)
Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic
composition; -- opposed to {polyphonic}.
 
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