'Homophonic' definitions:
Definition of 'homophonic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having the same sound
adjective
Having a single melodic line with accompaniment
Definition of 'Homophonic'
From: GCIDE
- Homophonic \Ho`mo*phon"ic\, Homophonous \Ho*moph"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? sound, tone: cf. F. homophone.]
- 1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic. (b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey. [1913 Webster]