Homophony

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Homophony \Ho*moph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homophonie.]
     1. Sameness of sound.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mus.)
        (a) Sameness of sound; unison.


        (b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See
            {Homophonous}.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  homophony
       n 1: the same pronunciation for words of different origins
       2: part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)