dissonance

[Fr. di onance; Span. diso nancia; Ital. di onanza; from Lat. di onant i a, from di onans, pr. par. of di ono to differ or disagree in sound: dis away, apart, and so no to sound; son us=sound.] I. Ordinary Language: "The wonted roar was up amidst the woods, And filled the air with barbarous di onance." Milton: Comus, 549, 550. IMG:content-0197.jpg:[blocks in formation] boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, cell, chorus, -cian, -tian = shan. -tion, -sion = shun; "Their sound Little prevails or rather seems a tune Harsh, and of di onant mood from his complaint." Milton: Samson Agonistes, 660-62. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; -tion, -sion = zhun. -tious, -cio us, di yllabe suades. IMG:content-0198.jpg:[graphic] *2. A di uasive motive.