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- noun Plural form of
discord . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
discord .
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Examples
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The lark heralds the dawn, so Romeo must leave her, _ergo_, the lark sings 'out of tune,' his strains are full of 'discords' and
Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries 1900
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Not Wagner's "discords," his "lack of melody," his "formlessness" and so on hindered an almost instantaneous appreciation of his music, but the "explanations" of the music.
Richard Wagner Composer of Operas John F. Runciman 1891
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We may be sure that the "discords" of a Beethoven suddenly blared forth would have scared Count Morzin and all his pigtail court.
Haydn John F. Runciman 1891
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It is only the preparation, however, of discords which is now less rigorously insisted on; their resolution -- generally by the climbing down of the offending note -- is as necessary as ever if the music is to flow on smoothly.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler Samuel Butler 1868
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Clearly, we still have jangling discords that are tearing away at our social fabric.
Russell Bishop: What Martin Luther King, Jr. Taught Us About Working Around Life's Obstacles Russell Bishop 2011
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Clearly, we still have jangling discords that are tearing away at our social fabric.
Russell Bishop: What Martin Luther King, Jr. Taught Us About Working Around Life's Obstacles Russell Bishop 2011
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Depending on the shifting signifiers in between our Saturn and our Moon, patterned in proportional harmonies and discords.
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With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
Russell Bishop: What Martin Luther King, Jr. Taught Us About Working Around Life's Obstacles Russell Bishop 2011
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Clearly, we still have jangling discords that are tearing away at our social fabric.
Russell Bishop: What Martin Luther King, Jr. Taught Us About Working Around Life's Obstacles Russell Bishop 2011
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With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
I Have A Dream Speech (TEXT) Craig Kanalley 2011
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