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dis·cor·dance

(dĭ-skôr′dns)

1. The state or an instance of disagreement; discord.

2. Genetics The presence of a given trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.

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discordance

(dɪsˈkɔːdəns) or

discordancy

1. (Geological Science) geology an arrangement of rock strata in which the older underlying ones dip at a different angle from the younger overlying ones; unconformity

2. lack of agreement or consonance

3. (Music, other) variants of discord

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dis•cord•ance

(dɪsˈkɔr dns)

n.

1. a discordant state.

2. an instance of this.

3. dissonance.

[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French]

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Noun	1.	discordance - a harsh mixture of sounds discord dissonance - disagreeable sounds
	2.	discordance - strife resulting from a lack of agreement discord strife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

discordance

noun

A state of disagreement and disharmony:

Translations

Zwist

dissonanza

discordance

→ Uneinigkeit f

(of colours, sounds, music) → Disharmonie f

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"You don't know what you're talkin' about." Sarah paused to laugh in mirthless discordance. "Watch for the babies to come.

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As they sit listening to the solemn swell, the confidence of last night rises in young Edwin Drood's mind, and he thinks how unlike this music is to that discordance.

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Neves et al18 identified that in twin gestations the prediction of foetal birth weight discordance on ultrasound is limited which is contrary to our study as in our study majority of the estimated foetal weights on ultrasound were accurate.

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Among them is the discordance question, doctor-patient confidentiality, church confessions and miracles, et cetera.KIRAGU KARIUKU, Nyeri

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In eating disorders research, examining concordance (i.e., agreement) and discordance (i.e., disagreement) with triadic data is not unique (Hoste, Lebow, & Le Grange, 2015; Winn et al., 2007), however it is limited mostly to clinical samples (Dancyger, Fornari, Scionti, Wisotsky, & Sunday, 2005; Waller, Calam, & Slade, 1988).

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ORLANDO -- Significant discordance exists between average glucose and hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] measures in patients with certain comorbidities, according to findings from a retrospective chart review.