Discordancy

Discordancy
Discordance Dis*cord"ance, Discordancy Dis*cord"an*cy, n. [Cf. F. discordance.] State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency. [1913 Webster]

There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]


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