diaphony
noun
di·aph·o·ny
dīˈafənē
variants or less commonly diaphonia
ˌdīəˈfōnēə
plural diaphonies also diaphonias
1
Greek music : dissonance —opposed to symphony
2
medieval music : organum sense 2b
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin diaphonia, from Greek diaphōnia, from diaphōnos dissonant, (from dia- + -phōnos, from phōnē sound) + -ia