"heterophony" meaning in English

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        "(music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody."
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          "word": "polyphony"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "word": "異音"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "word": "异音"
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