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difference

The correct spelling is difference.

How to pronounce difference

/ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/
noun

IPA: /ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/

Say it like: Dif-fer-ens-e

The correct spelling is difference. The quality of being different. For example: "You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

Usage Examples

You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.

There are three differences between these two pictures.

We have our little differences, but we are firm friends.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The quality of being different.
  2. 2.A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
  3. 3.A disagreement or argument.
  4. 4.Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
  5. 5.The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.

verb

  1. 1.To distinguish or differentiate.

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