difference
Pronunciation: /ˈdifɛrɛns(ə)/
“difference” is a Middle English word. Its 7 meanings in English:
noun
- Difference; the state of being different.
- A difference; an element which separates.
- Distinguishment; the finding or creation of dissimilarity.
- A heraldic cadency for a family's junior branch.
- The result of subtraction; an amount left over.
- An order in decimal representation of numbers.
- Something that people do not agree upon.
Etymology
From Old French difference, from Latin differēntia; equivalent to differren (“to postpone”) + -ence.
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