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discordance noun [ dɪˈskɔːd(ə)ns ]

• lack of agreement or consistency.
• "the discordance between sales and evidence should be a focus"
• 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"
• 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"


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