Definitions For Paraphonia

Noun

PARAPHONIA (uncountable) (music) In byzantine music, a melodic progression by consonances (fourths and fifths). (medicine) An abnormal condition or alteration of the voice, as at puberty.

Related terms

paraphonia clangens: shrillness of the voice paraphonia puberum, paraphonia pubescentium: the harsh, deep, irregular voice observed in boys at puberty

Etymology

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Is Paraphonia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Paraphonia is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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