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heterophony

het·er·oph·o·ny [ hèttə róffənee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
simultaneous performance of musical variations: the performance of several variations of a piece of music played by different instruments or sung simultaneously

[Mid-20th century. < Greek heterophōnia "other sound" < heteros "other" + phōnia< phōnē "sound"]
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