PARAPHONIA
\pˌaɹəfˈə͡ʊni͡ə], \pˌaɹəfˈəʊniə], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_f_ˈəʊ_n_iə]\
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par-a-f[=o]'ni-a, n. in Byzantine music, a melodic progression by consonances (fourths and fifths): an abnormal condition of the voice: an alteration of the voice, as at puberty. [Gr. para, beside, ph[=o]n[=e], the voice.]
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