English Explanatory Dictionary

discordance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of being discordant; disagreement, inconsistency.
  2. Discordance of sounds; dissonance.
  3. The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

discordance discordances discordaunce

Etymology

From Middle French discordance. By surface analysis, discord + -ance.

Derived words

discordancy immunodiscordance nondiscordance serodiscordance
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