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discord
Music a combination of musical notes containing one or more dissonant intervals
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discord
[′di‚skȯrd] (acoustics)
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Discord
See also Confusion.
Andrasdemon 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]
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Discord
A popular text, audio and video chat service that runs on all major platforms from Discord Inc. Used initially in the gaming community, Discord was launched in 2015. Discord servers are organized by topics where people can hang out and chat with friends and colleagues. A fee is charged for higher-quality audio and video. Communities of any size can be set up with moderator tools. See chat.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.