discordance
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dis·cor·dance
(dĭ-skôr′dns)n.
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) ordiscordancy
n
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 dissonance - disagreeable sounds |
2. | discordance - strife resulting from a lack of agreement strife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension |
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discordance
nounA state of disagreement and disharmony:
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discordance
n
→ Uneinigkeit f
(of colours, sounds, music) → Disharmonie f
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