DISCORDANCE

discord, discordance

(noun) strife resulting from a lack of agreement

discordance, discord

(noun) a harsh mixture of sounds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

discordance (countable and uncountable, plural discordances)

A state of discord.

• I. Taylor

(music) Lack of harmony; dissonance.

(genetics) The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins).

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*cord"ance, Dis*cord"an*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. discordance.]

Definition: State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency. There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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