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dis·sen·sion  audio  (d-snshn) KEY 

NOUN:
Difference of opinion; disagreement. See Synonyms at discord.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English dissencioun, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissnsi, dissnsin-, from dissnsus, past participle of dissentre, to dissent ; see dissent


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