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difference
What does difference mean?
difference (noun): the quality of being unlike or dissimilar.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use difference in a sentence?
- There are many differences between jazz and rock. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does difference come from?
From Middle English difference, from Old French difference, from Latin differentia (“difference”), from differēns (“different”), present participle of differre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to difference
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a flow of electricity through a conductor
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a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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a motive for an action or a determination
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the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
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