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Definition of: discordant
(dis·kôr′dənt) adjective
1. Contradictory; inconsistent.
2. Quarrelsome.
3. Not harmonious; dissonant.
4. Geol. Lacking in conformity, as in the direction or sequence of rock strata. See synonyms under CONTRARY, HETEROGENEOUS, INCONGRUOUS. [<OF descordant, ppr. of descorder See DISCORD.]
—dis·cor′dant·ly adverb
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