-nē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek polyphōnia variety of tones, from polyphōnos having many tones + -ia -y
1. : musical composition in simultaneous and harmonizing but melodically independent and individual parts or voices : counterpoint — compare homophony
2. : multiplicity of sounds (as in reverberations of an echo)
3.
a. : representation by polyphones
b. : the fact of being a polyphone