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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek ἑτεροφωνία (heterophōnía). By surface analysis, hetero- + -phony.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
