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paraphony

paraphony noun: the quality of sound midway between a concord and a discord.

Noun

paraphony (countable and uncountable, plural paraphonies)

  1. The quality of sound midway between a concord and a discord

Forms of paraphony

pluralparaphonies

Origin of paraphony

From para- + -phony.

Questions about paraphony

What does paraphony mean?
Paraphony means the quality of sound midway between a concord and a discord.
What part of speech is paraphony?
Paraphony is a noun.
What is the plural of paraphony?
The plural of paraphony is paraphonies.

Words near paraphony in the dictionary

  1. paraphones
  2. paraphonia
  3. paraphonia clangens
  4. paraphonic
  5. paraphonies
  6. paraphony
  7. paraphophysis
  8. paraphosphate
  9. paraphosphates
  10. paraphosphoric
  11. paraphragm

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