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Webster 1913 Edition


Discrepant

Dis-crep′ant

,
Adj.
[L.
discrepans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
discrepare
to sound differently or discordantly;
dis-
+
crepare
to rattle, creak: cf. OF.
discrepant
. See
Crepitate
.]
Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.
The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly
discrepant
from the rest in their manner of worship.
Cudworth.

Dis-crep′ant

,
Noun.
A dissident.
J. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Discrepant

DISCREPANT

,
Adj.
Different; disagreeing; contrary.