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A Cappella: Choral music performed without instrumental accompaniment.

Madrigal Choir: Small vocal ensemble that specializes in a cappella secular works.

Chamber Choir: Small group of up to about twenty-four singers, who usually perform a cappella or with piano accompaniment.

Paramnesia: distorted recall leading to falsification of memory e.g. confabulation, déjà vu, déjà pensé, jamais vu, retrospective falsification

Paranoia: (par-a-noy-a) A mental state that includes unreasonable suspicions of people and situations. A person who is paranoid may be suspicious, hostile, feel very important, or may become extremely . . . View Full Definition

Paranoid Ideation: Ideation, of less than delusional proportions, involving suspiciousness or the belief that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated.

Paranoid Type Schizophrenia: Presence of prominent delusions and auditory hallucinations in an individual, where disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, or flat/inappropriate affect may not be prominent.

Paranomasia: The technical Greek term for what English-speakers commonly refer to as a 'pun.' See extended discussion under pun, below.

Paraphenylenediamine: Reducing agent used in some fine grain and color developers.

Parapet: A wall placed at the edge of a roof to prevent people from falling off.