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HOMOPHONIC
homophonic
(adjective) having a single melodic line with accompaniment
homophonic
(adjective) having the same sound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
homophonic (not comparable)
(linguistics) Having the same sound; being homophones.
(music) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic.
Synonyms
• homophonous
Source: Wiktionary
Ho`mo*phon"ic, Ho*moph"o*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. homophone.]
1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic. (b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.
2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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