PARAPHONIA


Meaning of PARAPHONIA in English

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

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