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discrepancy definition

dis·crep·ancy (di skrep′ən sē)

noun pl. discrepancies -·cies

lack of agreement, or an instance of this; difference; inconsistency

Etymology: ME discrepauns < OFr discrepance < L discrepantia < discrepans, prp. of discrepare, to sound differently < dis-, from + crepare, to rattle: see craven

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