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Definition of: diaphony
(dī·af′ə·nē) noun plural ·nies
1. Music The parallel movement of voices at definite intervals from one another.
2. Anciently, dissonance: opposed to symphony. [<LL diaphonia dissonance <Gk. diaphōnia <dia- across + phoneein sound <phonē a sound]
—di·a·phon·ic (dī′ə·fon′ik) adjective
—di′a·phon′·ics noun
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