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mo⋅noph⋅o⋅ny

  [muh-nof-uh-nee]
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–noun, plural -nies.
1. a musical style employing a single melodic line without accompaniment.
2. monody (def. 3a).
Origin:
1885–90; mono- + -phony
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mo·noph·o·ny   (mə-nŏf'ə-nē)   
n.   pl. mo·noph·o·nies
A style of composition having a single melodic line.

[mono- + (poly)phony.]
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