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different
What does different mean?
different (adjective): unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use different in a sentence?
- Different parts of the country. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does different come from?
From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of different?
Words related to different
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “different” mean?
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
Right! That's what “different” means.
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
Not quite: that's what furry means.
existing only for a short time or short times
Not quite: that's what temporary means.
known to one, or generally known; commonplace
Not quite: that's what familiar means.
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