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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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Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy;
quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy. |
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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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Choice; preference. |
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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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The quality or attribute which is added to those of the
genus to constitute a species; a differentia. |
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The quantity by which one quantity differs from
another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the
other. |
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To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as
different; to distinguish. |
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