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"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "多声部"
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"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
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"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
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"Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies."
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"(music) Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies."
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"_dis1": "6 71 19 5",
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"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polifònic"
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"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polyphonique"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polyfonikós",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "πολυφωνικός"
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"_dis1": "6 71 19 5",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polifonico"
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"code": "pl",
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"Able to play more than one musical note at the same time."
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"(of an electronic device) Able to play more than one musical note at the same time."
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"Capable of being read in more than one way."
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"(of a text) Capable of being read in more than one way."
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"word": "monimerkityksinen"
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"(music) Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies."
],
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"music"
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"(of an electronic device) Able to play more than one musical note at the same time."
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"(of a text) Capable of being read in more than one way."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "polifoničen",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "полифоничен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mnogoglasen",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "многогласен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "多声部"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "polyfoon"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "moniääninen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "polyfoninen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "polyphon"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "polyfon"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "polifoniczny"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "polifônico"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polifoničeskij",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "полифонический"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "of or relating to polyphony",
"word": "polifonik"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polifònic"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "moniääninen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polyfoninen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polyphonique"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polyfonikós",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "πολυφωνικός"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polifonico"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "wielogłosowy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polifoniczny"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having two or more melodies — see also contrapuntal",
"word": "polifónico"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "able to play more than one musical note at the same time",
"word": "moniääninen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "capable of being read in more than one way",
"word": "monimerkityksinen"
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"word": "polyphonic"
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