Difference
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Difference
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1 n.
The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?
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2 n.
Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy.
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3 n.
That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute.
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4 n.
Choice; preference.
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5 n.
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency.
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6 n.
The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
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7 n.
The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other.
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8 v. t.
To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish.
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9 n.
The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?
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10 n.
Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy.
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11 n.
That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute.
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12 n.
Choice; preference.
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13 n.
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency.
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14 n.
The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
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15 n.
The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other.
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16 v. t.
To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish.