inconsonant


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in·con·so·nant

 (ĭn-kŏn′sə-nənt)
adj.
Lacking harmony, agreement, or compatibility; discordant.

in·con′so·nance n.
in·con′so·nant·ly adv.
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inconsonant

(ɪnˈkɒnsənənt)
adj
lacking in harmony or compatibility; discordant
inˈconsonance n
inˈconsonantly adv
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in•con•so•nant

(ɪnˈkɒn sə nənt)

adj.
not consonant or in accord.
[1650–60]
in•con′so•nance, n.
in•con′so•nant•ly, adv.
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inconsonant

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Senator Ghafoor Haidri raised an objection saying, fixing the age of 18 years for Nikah is inconsonant with the Shariah law therefore the bill may be sent to Islamic Ideology Council (IIC) for further discussion.
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With a lightness of touch that neither burdens the reader with elaborate directional markers nor jars the rhythmic ease of her narrative momentum, she gestures at landmarks here, signposts there, voices everywhere, allowing signifiers an autonomy free of glib assumptions or any implication that historical context can be reduced to its lowest common denominator--"that is the way things were." On the contrary, Thomas Hardy's Brains steadfastly points to inconsonant, variable background sources delivered in the unassuming voice of a messenger: