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HOMOPHONIC

\hˌɒməfˈɒnɪk], \hˌɒməfˈɒnɪk], \h_ˌɒ_m_ə_f_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of HOMOPHONIC

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having a single melodic line with accompaniment

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

having a single melodic line with accompaniment

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Same as HOMOPHONOUS: specifically, in music, a term applied to a composition consisting of a principal theme or melody, with accompanying parts merely serving to strengthen it-contradistinguished from POLYPHONIC (which see).

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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