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Disparity

Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or excellence; dissimilitude; -- followed by between, in, of, as to, etc.; as, disparity in, or of, years; a disparity as to color.

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Disconnect 76% connected

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

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Disconnection 76% connected

The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.

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Disproportion 76% connected

Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a build…

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Dissymmetry 76% connected

Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.

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Gap 76% connected

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or…

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Gulf 76% connected

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,

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Spread 76% connected

of Spread

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Inequality 76% connected

The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; a…

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Disparate 74% connected

Unequal; dissimilar; separate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disparate 74% connected

Unequal; dissimilar; separate.

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