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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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