# homophony

> English word · Noun · IPA /həˈmɒfəni/

## Definitions
1. A musical texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords; the quality of being homophonic.
2. The quality of being homophonous.

## Etymology
Internationalism, from French homophonie, from Ancient Greek ὁμοφωνία (homophōnía, “unison”), from ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos, “of the same sound or tone”). By surface analysis, homo- + -phony.

## Source
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