Word of the Week

polyphony |pəˈlifənē|

noun ( pl. -nies) Music

the style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each formingan individual melody and harmonizing with each other.

• a composition written, played, or sung in this style.• (on an electronic keyboard or synthesizer) the number of notes or voices that can be played simultaneously without loss.

My name

HUDSON

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: HUD-sən [key]

From a surname which meant "son of Hudde", Hudde being a medieval diminutive of HUGH or RICHARD. A famous bearer of the surname was the English explorer Henry Hudson (1570-1611).