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dissonant

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dissonant/ˈdɪsənənt/

▶adjective

1 Music lacking harmony.

2 unsuitable in combination; clashing.

– derivatives
dissonance noun,
dissonantly adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr., or from L. dissonant-, dissonare ‘be discordant’, from dis- ‘apart’ + sonare ‘to sound’.

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