discord Copy link Outline I. In music1. *dissŏnantia (as t. t.)2. expr. by dissŏnus, absŏnus (out of tune)3. expr. by discrĕpo, ui, 1II. Fig.III. Personified, the goddess • discord: I. In music: 1. *dissŏnantia (as t. t.): Quint. 2. expr. by dissŏnus, absŏnus (out of tune): to produce a d. in singing, dissonum quidquam canere, Cic.; of one person who sings out of tune, *absonum canere: d.s and concords, *dissona et consona. 3. expr. by discrĕpo, ui, 1: however slight be the d., quamvis paullum discrepent (tibiae, etc.), Cic. II. Fig.: of strife: discordia: the seeds of d., semina discordiarum, Liv.: to sow the seeds of d. between the plebeians and the knights, serere causam discordiarum inter plebem et equites, Suet. Join: dissensiones atque discordiae, Cic.: v. disagreement, strife. III. Personified, the goddess: Discordia: Virg.