Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (18701938). Rogets International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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Class III. Words Relating to Matter | Section III. Organic Matter | 2. Sensation |
(iii) Musical Sounds |
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414. Discord. |
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NOUN: | DISCORD, discordance; dissonance, cacophony, want of harmony, caterwauling; harshness [See Stridor]; charivari, shivaree [dial., U. S.], racket; consecutive fifths.
[CONFUSED SOUNDS] Babel, pandemonium; Dutch concert, cats concert, marrowbones and cleavers [all colloq.].
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VERB: | BE DISCORDANT &c. adj.; jar (sound harshly) [See Stridor]; shivaree [dial., U. S.].
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ADJECTIVE: | DISCORDANT, dissonant, absonant; out of tune, tuneless; unmusical, untunable; immelodious, unmelodious, unharmonious, inharmonious, unsweet [rare], singsong; cacophonous; harsh [See Stridor]; jarring.
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QUOTATIONS: | - Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh.Hamlet
- Chromatic tortures soon shall drive them hence.Pope
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