difference

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

differences

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

difference

past (v2)

differenced

past participle (v3)

differenced

present participle

differencing

3rd person singular

differences

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The quality of being different.

   • You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.

2. 2.A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

   • There are three differences between these two pictures.

3. 3.A disagreement or argument.

   • What was the difference? It was a contention in public.
   • We have our little differences, but we are firm friends.
   • Away therefore went I with the constable, leaving the old warden and the young constable to compose their difference as they could.

4. 4.Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.

   • It just won't make much difference to me.
   • It just won't make much of a difference to anyone.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.to modify a heraldic emblem so as to distinguish one branch of a house from another

Overall

Common· #520

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

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Academic

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Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• departure

Word family

• differ