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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•crep•ant (di skrep′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - (usually of two or more objects, accounts, findings etc.) differing;
disagreeing;
inconsistent:discrepant accounts.
- Latin discrepant- (stem of discrepāns), present participle of discrepāre to sound discordant, equivalent. to dis- dis-1 + crepāre to crack, creak; see -ant
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diˈscrepant /dɪˈskrɛpənt/ adj - inconsistent; conflicting; at variance
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin discrepāns, from discrepāre to differ in sound, from dis-1 + crepāre to be noisy |