ˌparəˈfōnēə noun
( plural paraphonias -eəz ; also paraphoni·ae -nēˌē)
Etymology: Greek paraphōnia, from paraphōnos sounding beside (from para- para- (I) + phōnē sound) + -ia -y — more at ban
1. in Greek & medieval musical theory : a consonance or joint melodic progression of fourths and fifths
2. plural paraphonias
[New Latin, from para- (I) + -phonia -phony]
: abnormal change of voice