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discord Music a combination of musical notes containing one or more dissonant intervals discord [′di‚skȯrd] (acoustics) Discord See also Confusion. Andras demon of discord. [Occultism: Jobes, 93] caused conflict among goddesses; Trojan War ultimate result. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 43] goddess of strife and discord. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 83] goddess of discord; threw apple of discord among Peleus’s wedding guests. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 95] slogan alluding to disputed borders of Oregon territory under joint British and U.S. occupation. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 241] small coastal desert on borders of Egypt and Israel, the control of which has been in continual dispute. [Middle East. Hist.: Payton, 264] Catholic Church divided over papal succession (1378–1417). [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 376–379] provokes disagreement and separates lovers. [Gem. Symbolism: Kunz, 98–99] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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AFTER waiting many a weary day to revenge himself upon a Lion for some unconsidered manifestation of contempt, a Skunk finally saw him coming, and posting himself in the path ahead uttered the inaudible discord of his race. Men have a foolish manner (both parents and schoolmasters and servants) in creating and breeding an emulation between brothers, during childhood, which many times sorteth to discord when they are men, and disturbeth families. Then listen, not to dulcet harmony, But to a discord wrung by mad despair Out of this bosom's depths of bitterness, To ease my heart and plant a sting in thine. |
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