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/ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/

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Translation

Not the same as someone or something else.

Word origin

Comes through French from a Latin word meaning to carry apart or set apart.

Origin
Latin
Root
differre

Examples

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"Different" shows the sisters are not the same as each other.

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Here "different" means another way, not the one you used before.

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"Different from" tells you the two are not alike.

If two things are , they are not the same. You can be different in size, colour, shape, or in many other ways. We often say one thing is different from another.

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This word is part of lesson 8.