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feminine

/difeˈɾenθja/ ES

/difeˈɾensja/ MX

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Translation

difference

Word origin

From Latin differentia ('difference'), from differre ('to carry apart, differ'), from dis- ('apart') plus ferre ('to carry'). The same root gives English difference and differential.

Origin: Latin
Root: differentia
English cognates: difference, differential, defer

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraldiferencias

Examples

I do not see the difference between the two options.

gran .

There is a big age difference between them.

, .

Unlike her brother, she studies a lot.

The price difference between the two models is huge.

buen .

A good teacher makes the difference for the pupil.

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This word is part of lesson 18.