MONOPHONY

Meaning of MONOPHONY in English

məˈnäfənē noun

( -es )

Etymology: mon- + -phony

: melody for one voice especially if unaccompanied

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MONOPHONY — noun Date: circa 1890 monophonic music
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONOPHONY — Music consisting of a single unaccompanied melodic line. The concept often also includes melody that is accompanied by a drone …
Английский словарь Британика
MONOPHONY — /meuh nof"euh nee/ , n. , pl. monophonies . 1. a musical style employing a single melodic line without accompaniment. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONOPHONY — noun Date: circa 1890 : monophonic music
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONOPHONY — [mo.noph.o.ny] n (ca. 1890): monophonic music
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONOPHONY — musical texture made up of a single unaccompanied melodic line. It is a basic element of virtually all musical cultures. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONOPHONY — n. Music consisting of a single unaccompanied melodic line. The concept often also includes melody that is accompanied by a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MONOPHONY — (музыкальное) монофония, одноголосие
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONOPHONY — n муз. монофония, одноголосие
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MONOPHONY — сущ., муз.1) монофония, одноголосие (принцип построения музыкального произведения, ограничивающийся одной мелодической линией) 2) одноголосная, монофоническая музыка Monophony is a kind …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MONOPHONY — (n) монофония; одноголосие
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MONOPHONY — n муз. монофония, одноголосие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MONOPHONY — n муз. монофония, одноголосие
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MONOPHONY — сущ. , муз. 1) монофония, одноголосие ( принцип построения музыкального произведения, ограничивающийся одной мелодической линией ) 2) одноголосная, монофоническая музыка …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MONOPHONY — сущ., муз. 1) монофония, одноголосие (принцип построения музыкального произведения, ограничивающийся одной мелодической линией) 2) одноголосная, монофоническая музыка Monophony is a kind of music …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MONOPHONY — (музыкальное) монофония, одноголосие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONOPHONY — n. Pronunciation: m ə - ' nä-f ə -n ē , mä- Function: noun Date: circa 1890 : monophonic music
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MONOPHONIC — — monophonically , adv. /mon'euh fon"ik/ , adj. 1. Music. of or pertaining to monophony. 2. Also, monaural, mono . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONODY — — monodist /mon"euh dist/ , n. /mon"euh dee/ , n. , pl. monodies . 1. a Greek ode sung by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONOPHONIC — [ ˌmɒnə(ʊ)'fɒnɪk ] ■ adjective 1》 (of sound reproduction) using only one channel of transmission. Compare with stereophonic . 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POLYPHONY — in the broadest sense, music comprising two or more relatively autonomous voices or parts (compare monophony, music consisting of only …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAINSONG — also called plainchant the Gregorian chant (q.v.) and, by extension, other similar religious chants. The word derives from the 13th-century …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEUME — in musical notation, a sign for one or more successive musical pitches, predecessor of modern musical notes. Neumes have been …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONODY — style of accompanied solo song in which a melody is accompanied by simple, often expressive, harmonies. It came to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIATONIC — in music, originally, one of the three tetrachords basic to ancient Greek theory; more generally, any stepwise arrangement of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NONO, LUIGI — born Jan. 29, 1924, Venice, Italy died May 8, 1990, Venice leading Italian composer of electronic, aleatoric (chance), and serial …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRICTLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be strictly/expressly/absolutely etc forbidden ▪ Alcohol is strictly forbidden in Saudi Arabia. be strictly/rigorously enforced …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MELODIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN line ▪ In some parts of that country there is a remarkable tradition of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONODY — Synonyms and related words : English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, accord, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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