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    Difference

    Definitions

    1 | noun | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar 2 | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm 3 | noun | a disagreement or argument about something important 4 | noun | a significant change 5 | noun | the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend (5 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    d'iferuhns (IPA: dˈɪfɝəns)

    Hyphenation

    dif-fer-ence (10 letters | 3 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1340 (High Middle ages) (685 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old French | Latin

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 890th most common (1 in 9009 words) ( > 99% noun)

    spoken: 545th most common (1 in 7353 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    differences

    Synonyms

    disparity | departure | deviation | divergence | conflict | difference of opinion | dispute | remainder (total: 8)

    Antonyms

    sameness | relationship | copy

    Narrower terms

    change | differentia | differential | disagreement | discrepancy | dissimilarity | distinction | distinctness | divergence | inequality | otherness | separateness | unsimilarity | variance | variety | ... (total: 37)

    Broader terms

    quality | fluctuation | variation | disagreement | change | number (total: 6)

    Rhymes

    indifference (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    indifference

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    difference limen | difference of opinion | difference threshold | just-noticeable difference | potential difference | rank-difference correlation | rank-difference correlation coefficient (total: 7)

    Other notable uses

    A Shade of Difference (Allen Drury)

    difference.net | difference.org | difference.info | difference.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    19 (International English) | 19 (North American English)

    Texting form

    dif

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