paraphonyn.
/pəˈrafəni/, /pəˈrafn̩i/, U.S. /pəˈræfəni/ Ancient Greek Music. rare.
= paraphonia n.2
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antiphony1603
paraphonia?1775
close harmony1876
homophony1879
paraphony1919
heterophony1945
1919 H. J. Watt Found. Music 157 The term paraphony was used by several later writers, Thrasyllus, Bacchius and Gaudentius.
1924 T. H. Y. Trotter Music & Mind 154 The words ‘symphony’, ‘paraphony’, and ‘diaphony’ are used to express more or less complete unity and dissonance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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