-ances

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Discrepance Dis*crep"ance (?; 277), Discrepancy Dis*crep"an*cy, n.; pl. {-ances}, {-ancies}. [L. disrepantia: cf. OF. discrepance. See {Discrepant}.] The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety. [1913 Webster]

There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men and women. --Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster]

There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies. --G. S. Faber. [1913 Webster]


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