Difference

  • 21difference — dif|fe|rence W1S1 [ˈdıfərəns] n 1.) [U and C] a way in which two or more people or things are not like each other ≠ ↑similarity difference between ▪ The main difference between the groups was age. ▪ There s a big difference between knowing that… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22difference — dif|fer|ence [ dıf(ə)rəns ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount something that makes one thing or person not the same as another thing or person: cultural/social/political differences difference between: What s the difference between these two… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23DIFFÉRENCE — s. f. Dissemblance. Grande, extrême différence. Différence notable, considérable, essentielle. Différence très sensible. Légère différence. Il y a grande différence entre l un et l autre, de l un à l autre, de l un avec l autre. Différence de… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 24difference —    by Cliff Stagoll   Deleuze is often labelled as a philosopher of difference , an assessment that highlights the critical place of difference in his work. He is concerned to overturn the primacy accorded identity and representation in western… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 25difference —    by Cliff Stagoll   Deleuze is often labelled as a philosopher of difference , an assessment that highlights the critical place of difference in his work. He is concerned to overturn the primacy accorded identity and representation in western… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 26DIFFÉRENCE — n. f. Ce qui fait qu’une ou plusieurs choses, un ou plusieurs êtres ne sont pas semblables ou ne sont pas égaux. Différence notable, considérable, essentielle. Différence très sensible. Légère différence. Il y a grande différence entre l’un et… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 27difference — n. 1) to make a difference 2) to tell the difference 3) to compose, reconcile, resolve, settle, thrash out differences 4) to set aside differences 5) to split the difference ( to take an average ) 6) a considerable, great, marked, noticeable,… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 28difference — [[t]dɪ̱frəns[/t]] ♦♦ differences 1) N COUNT: usu N prep The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other. That is the fundamental difference between the two societies... There is no difference between the sexes …

    English dictionary

  • 29difference — noun 1 (C) something that makes one thing or person different from another thing or person (+ between): It s hard to see many differences between the centrist political parties. 2 (singular, uncountable) the fact of being different, or an amount… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30difference*/*/*/ — [ˈdɪfrəns] noun 1) [C/U] something that makes one person or thing not the same as another person or thing Ant: similarity cultural/social/political differences[/ex] What s the difference between these two computers?[/ex] There s a big difference… …

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