Monophonic

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  • adjective. Having a single melodic line.
  • adjective. Relating to a system of transmitting, recording, or reproducing sound in which one or more sources are connected to a single channel; monaural.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as monodic.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Single-voiced; having but one part; ; -- opposed to polyphonic.
  • adjective. Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing sound, which has only one sound channel; also called monaural or mono. It contrasts with stereophonic (or stereo), quadraphonic, or surround-sound, which have two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of the sound coming from more than one direction.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)
  • adjective. having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic)
  • adjective. having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
  • adjective. consisting of a single melodic line
  • Word Usage
    "This approach may have been the source of several basic qualities of shirei Erez Israel: The songs are suited for community sing-alongs, dictating the need for a simple textual and musical structure, uncomplicated melodies, uniformity of subject matter and ease of performance (chiefly monophonic and unison singing), thereby enabling diverse audiences of varying ages to sing them."
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