polyphony

Plural: polyphonies

Noun

music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
The quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way.

Examples

"the polyphony of a biblical passage"

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.

Synonyms

concerted music, polyphonic music

Antonyms

monophonic music, monophony

Scrabble Score: 22

polyphony: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
polyphony: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
polyphony: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

polyphony is a valid Words With Friends word