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dissonancy

American  
[dis-uh-nuhn-see] / ˈdɪs ə nən si /

noun

plural

dissonancies

  1. dissonance.

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What may they think within themselves, to see such dissonancy and disagreement between present and former resolutions and practices?

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

These, I say, sound some plain dissonancy and discord to our very first apprehensions.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

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