diaphony

/ (daɪˈæfənɪ) /


nounmusic
  1. a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it

  2. (in classical Greece) another word for dissonance (def. 3) Compare symphony (def. 5a)

Origin of diaphony

1
C17: from Late Latin diaphōnia, from Greek, from diaphōnos discordant, from dia- + phōnē sound

Derived forms of diaphony

  • diaphonic (ˌdaɪəˈfɒnɪk), adjective

Words Nearby diaphony

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