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Word: Discrepancy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin discrepantia, from discrepare ‘be discordant’, from dis- ‘apart, away’ + crepare ‘to creak’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈskrɛpnsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
Short Definition:illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
Examples:- there's a discrepancy between your account and his
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