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discordantia

Discordantia is a Latin noun meaning discordance, disharmony, or lack of agreement. The term derives from discors, meaning discordant, with the abstract noun suffix -antia, and it has been used across Latin literature to denote a state of nonconformity or misalignment.

In music theory, discordantia historically denotes dissonance, the unstable or nonconsonant intervals or chords within a

Beyond music, the term appears in Latin rhetorical and philosophical contexts to describe discord, disagreement, or

In modern scholarship, discordantia is primarily found in discussions of Latin literature, historical music theory, and

Related terms include concordantia (consonance) and discordia (disorder or discord) in Latin, as well as modern

given
theoretical
framework.
Medieval
and
Renaissance
authors
contrasted
discordantia
with
concordantia
(consonance)
and
described
rules
for
the
use
and
resolution
of
dissonances
within
counterpoint
and
liturgical
chant.
The
exact
definition
of
dissonance
varied
by
era
and
tradition,
but
discordantia
generally
signified
a
form
of
disharmony
that
required
subsequent
resolution.
conflict
among
ideas,
authorities,
or
communities.
In
such
usage,
discordantia
can
refer
to
moral
or
social
discord,
or
to
the
misalignment
of
duties,
loyalties,
or
beliefs.
the
transmission
of
classical
ideas
in
medieval
learning.
It
is
not
a
common
term
in
contemporary
speech,
but
it
appears
in
translations
and
annotations
of
Latin
sources
that
treat
harmony,
discord,
or
social
conflict.
equivalents
in
various
languages.