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   discordance

   /dɪˈskɔːdns/

   noun

   • 1. lack of agreement or consistency: "the discordance between sales and evidence should be a focus"
   • 2. the quality of sounding harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony: "fast songs can go through slow phases, and minor keys and discordance may be employed"
   • 3. the occurrence of a trait or disease in only one member of a matched pair of subjects, especially twins: "relatively high rates of discordance among identical twins clearly point to the importance of additional factors"

   Derivatives

   • 1. discordancy noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISCORDANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Discordance means an unpleasant sound, a disagreement, or a difference. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

   • English (US)

     discordance meaning: 1. an unpleasant sound or combination...

   • Znaczenie Discordance, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     discordance definicja: 1. an unpleasant sound or combination...

   • Discontinuous

     DISCONTINUOUS definition: 1. with breaks, or stopping and...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › discordanceDiscordance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Discordance is the lack of agreement or harmony, or the state or an instance of being discordant. It can also mean dissonance in music. See synonyms, examples, word history and more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › discordanceDISCORDANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Discordance definition: a discordant state; disagreement; discord. . See examples of DISCORDANCE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISCORDANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Discordance means lack of agreement, consonance, or parallelism, or an arrangement of rock strata with different angles. See how to use discordance in sentences from various sources and learn its synonyms and word origin.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › discordanceDiscordance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   2 days ago · discordance. Other forms: discordances. Definitions of discordance. noun. strife resulting from a lack of agreement. synonyms: discord. see more. noun. a harsh mixture of sounds.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › discordanceDiscordance - definition of discordance by The Free Dictionary

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   Discordance means a state of disagreement, disharmony, or lack of agreement. It can also refer to a genetic trait in one twin but not the other. Find more meanings, examples, and translations of discordance.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › discordancediscordance - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Discordance means disagreement, inconsistency, or dissonance in music. It comes from Middle French discordance and has various derived terms and translations.