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dissonance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dissonance \Dis"so*nance\, n. [L. dissonantia: cf F. dissonance.] 1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. --Milton. 2. Want of agreement; incongruity. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dissonance n 1: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" [syn: {noise}, {racket}] 2: disagreeable sounds [ant: {harmony}]
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