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    Discrepancy

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions 2 | noun | an event that departs from expectations

    Pronunciation

    d, iskr'epuhnsee (IPA: dˌɪskrˈɛpənsi)

    Hyphenation

    dis-crep-an-cy (11 letters | 4 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1425 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (600 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    discrepancies

    Synonyms

    disagreement | divergence | variance | variant

    Narrower terms

    allowance | leeway | margin | tolerance

    Broader terms

    difference | departure | deviation | divergence (total: 4)

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 差異 (noun) Hindi: | असंगति (noun) Arabic: | تَعارُض (noun) Spanish: | desacuerdo (comparison) | discrepancia (comparison) | discrepancia (contradiction) | divergencia (contradiction) | contradicción (contradiction) French: | divergence (comparison) | désaccord (comparison) | contradiction (contradiction) | divergence (contradiction) | décalage (contradiction)

    Other notable uses

    discrepancy.org | discrepancy.info | discrepancy.biz

    Crossword puzzle clue

    Bankbook balancer's problem (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    21 (International English) | 21 (North American English)

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