dissension

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dissension XIII. — (O)F. — L. dissensiō, -ōn-, f. pp. stem of dissentīre, whence (partly through F. dissentir) dissent withhold assent or consent XV; disagree, differ XVI; whence dissent sb. XVI, dissenter spec. dissentient from prescribed or established religious creed or practice XVII.
So dissentient adj. and sb. XVII. — see DIS- 1, SENTIENT, -SION.

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dissension

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dis·sen·sion / diˈsenshən/ • n. disagreement that leads to discord: this maneuver caused dissension within feminist ranks.

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