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Definition: Apple Of Discord |
Apple Of DiscordNoun1. (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Discord | Subject of dispute, ground of quarrel, battle ground, disputed point; bone of contention, bone to pick; apple of discord, casus belli; question at issue; (subject of inquiry); vexed question, vexata quaestio, brand of discord. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Apple of Discord (1907) | |
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Expression using "apple of discord": the apple of discord. Additional references. | |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
apple of discord | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "apple of discord"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | jablko sváru. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | appleay ofay iscordday pomo de discórdia (bone of contention). (various references) mãrul discordiei (the apple of discord). (various references) яблоко раздора (aple of discord, bone of contention). (various references) manzana de la discordia (bone of contention). (various references) stridsäpple. (various references) anlaşmazlık konusu (bone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Annona glabra, Annona palustris, Carpocapsa pomonella, Chrysophyllum cainito, Fusicladium dentriticum, Laspeyresia pomonella, malus baccata linnaeus,moench, malus domestica,borkhausen, Malus pumila, malus pumila p.miller, Malus sylvestris, malus sylvestris,miller, Pirus malus L., Pyrus malus, Venturia inaequalis. (various references) |
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Misspellings | |
"Apple Of Discord" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apple of dicord. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-d-e-f-i-l-o-o-p-p-r-s" | |
-3 letters: polariscope. | |
-4 letters: discolored, prosodical. | |
-5 letters: acropolis, aerofoils, caprioled, caprioles, carpooled, didappers, diplopods, displaced, dropsical, episcopal, focalised, oilpapers, picadores, polarised, prolapsed. | |
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