difference
/ˈdɪf(ə)ɹəns/
difference
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Definition
The quality of being different.
Etymology
From Middle English difference, from Old French difference, from Latin differentia (“difference”), from differēns (“different”), present participle of differre. Doublet of differentia. Morphologically differ + -ence.
Example Sentences
- "You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."
- "There are three differences between these two pictures."
- "But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short."
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