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difference
VERB:

1. to cause or constitute a difference in or between; make different.

2. to perceive the difference in or between; discriminate.

3. Rare. differentiate, distinguish:
...every individual has something that differences it from another... —John Locke.

in heraldry:

to add a charge to (arms) to differentiate a branch of a family.

"make a difference,"

1. to have an effect.

2. to treat differently.

Origin:

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin differentia, equivalent to different- carrying different ways (see different) + -ia -ia; see -ence. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 15th century. History and Etymology: Noun: Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin differentia "distinction, distinguishing characteristic," from different-, differens, present participle of differre "to carry in varying directions, delay, differ" + -ia -ia entry 1. Note: Latin differentia was used by Cicero and others as an equivalent of Greek diaphorá, a nominal derivative of diaphérein (see note at differ). —Merriam-Webster.

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Updated: 22 June 2020 {11:44 PM}

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