Paraphonic term origin?

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Paraphonic term origin?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Does anyone know when the term Paraphonic was first associated with synths or the first synth (or organ, etc.) was described as such.</p> <p>Also, why this term - or what does &quot;para-&quot; mean in this context?</p> <p>Was it a term that was retroactively applied to devices that weren't truly/fully polyphonic well after they were made, or something used when these devices came out - or was it, like many things are, a marketing term?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/65TwinReverbRI"> /u/65TwinReverbRI </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/o21bzs/paraphonic_term_origin/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/o21bzs/paraphonic_term_origin/">[comments]</a></span>