POLYSEMASIA, from the Greek πολύ and σμάσα, a term applied to such intervals and chords in harmony, as produce upon the ear the same effect, although they may differ from each other in notation; for example, B B G A G; B D F A, B D E G, &c. Also such chords as, although expressed by the same notes, are yet referrible to different harmonic foundations.
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