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in⋅con⋅gru⋅ent

  [in-kong-groo-uhnt, in-kuhn-groo-, -kuhng-]
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–adjective
not congruent.
Origin:
1525–35; < L incongruent- (s. of incongruēns) inconsistent. See in- 3 , congruent

Related forms:
in⋅con⋅gru⋅ence, noun
in⋅con⋅gru⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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in·con·gru·ent   (ĭn-kŏng'grōō-ənt, ĭn'kŏn-grōō'ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Not congruent.
  2. Incongruous.
in·con'gru·ence n., in·con'gru·ent·ly adv.
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Incongruence

In*con"gru*ence\, n. [L. incongruentia.] Want of congruence; incongruity. --Boyle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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