diaphony

English

Etymology

From dia- +‎ -phony or from Ancient Greek διαψωνία (diapsōnía, “discordance”).

Noun

diaphony (countable and uncountable, plural diaphonies)

1. (music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.

Related terms

• diaphonic

Anagrams

• aphyonid