polyphony
noun
- music with multiple, independent melody lines performed simultaneously
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pəˈlɪfəni/
noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυφωνία (poluphōnía); equivalent to poly- + -phony.
- 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.
“the polyphony of a biblical passage”