Meaning
The way in which two things are not the same.
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Word origin
From Latin differentia, from differre meaning to carry apart or to be unlike.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- differentia
- English cognates
- different, defer
Grammar
Examples
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"The difference between A and B" is the usual pattern.
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"Differences" is the plural, for more than one way of not matching.
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"Make a difference" means to change something for the better.
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