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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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