Kilo Lingo

/ˈdɪfrəns/

Line drawing of difference
Coloured illustration of difference
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Translation

The way in which two things are not the same.

Word origin

From Latin differentia, from differre meaning to carry apart or to be unlike.

Origin
Latin
Root
differentia
English cognates
different, defer

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldifferences

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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This word is part of lesson 19.