Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The goddess of strife, identified with the Greek Eris.

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  • proper noun Roman mythology Roman goddess of strife. Her Greek counterpart is Eris.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin, from discordia, discord; see discord.]

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From Latin discord

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Examples

  • This re-titled version of Principia Discordia is 140 x 165mm and comes in at 192 pages.

    Boing Boing: October 29, 2006 - November 4, 2006 Archives 2006

  • West toward the White Mountains, too - what was almost surely called the Discordia in a world not far from here-and along the Path of the Beam.

    The Dark Tower King, Stephen 2004

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

  • She has also finished her first novel, "Discordia," about an African-American female serial killer.

    The Daily News - News 2008

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