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discrepant
/ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/ adjective
Latin root: discrepāns Wiktionary
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noun
- A dissident.
Origin
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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