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Definition of monophonic : Single- voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; - opposed to polyphonic.

Synonyms:

mono, monaural, monodic, monodical, single-channel, homophonic

Usage examples:

• Whatever the troubadours and minnesingers may have done toward establishing a metrical melodic form of monophonic character was soon obliterated by the swift popularity of part singing and the immense vogue of the secular songs of the polyphonic composers. - "Some Forerunners of Italian Opera", William James Henderson.
• They at any rate perceived that the vital fact concerning the new monophonic style was that the melody alone demanded individual independence, while the other parts could not, as in polyphony, ask for equal suffrage, but must sink themselves in the solid and concrete structure of the supporting chord. - "Some Forerunners of Italian Opera", William James Henderson.