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    discord

    noun
    noun
    BrE BrE//ˈdɪskɔːd//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˈdɪskɔːrd//
    Describing music
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  1. 1[uncountable] (formal) disagreement; arguing marital/family discord A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings. The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord. opposite concord Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveinternal, family, marital, … … of discordhint, note verb + discordcause, create, sow, … phrasesa source of discord See full entry
  2. 2 [countable, uncountable] (music) a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together See related entries: Describing music
    3. compare harmony     Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French descord (noun), descorder (verb), from Latin discordare, from discors ‘discordant’, from dis- (expressing negation, reversal) + cor, cord- ‘heart’.
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