What does monophonous mean?
Monophonous means Able to produce only one sound at a time..
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/məˈnɒ.fə.nəs/ · adjective
Able to produce only one sound at a time..
It was a short monophonous melody with a delicate Oriental redolence, much like a lullaby or love song.
A real danger arose for monophonous Church music through the introduction of polyphony and through the humanistic movement, which influenced, especially in Italy, the musicians of the 16th century.
Ottoman music, even the classical music played by the bands, was monophonous, consisting simply of the melodic line, with infinite variations but without harmony or counterpoint
Use monophonous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Monophonous means Able to produce only one sound at a time..
Common synonyms include monophonic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It was a short monophonous melody with a delicate Oriental redolence, much like a lullaby or love song.
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