discrepant
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).
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Adjective edit
discrepant (comparative more discrepant, superlative most discrepant)
- Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- 1671, Ralph Cudworth, chapter 4, in The True Intellectual System of the Universe:
- The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […]
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience […] [1], London: Folio Society, published 2008, page 29:
- But the term ‘godlike’ […] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.
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inconsistent, dissimilar
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Noun edit
discrepant (plural discrepants)
- (archaic) A dissident.
- 1646, Jeremy Taylor, A Discourse of the Liberty of Prophesying:
- If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]
Further reading edit
- “discrepant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “discrepant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “discrepant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Latin discrepantem, present active participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [dis.kɾəˈpan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [dis.kɾəˈpant]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [dis.kɾeˈpant]
Adjective edit
discrepant m or f (masculine and feminine plural discrepants)
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Further reading edit
- “discrepant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
discrepant
Latin edit
Verb edit
discrepant
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian discrepante.
Adjective edit
discrepant m or n (feminine singular discrepantă, masculine plural discrepanți, feminine and neuter plural discrepante)
Declension edit
Declension of discrepant
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
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indefinite | discrepant | discrepantă | discrepanți | discrepante | ||
definite | discrepantul | discrepanta | discrepanții | discrepantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | discrepant | discrepante | discrepanți | discrepante | ||
definite | discrepantului | discrepantei | discrepanților | discrepantelor |