Difference
To distinguish or differentiate. These nouns refer to a lack of correspondence or agreement. Difference is the most general: differences in color and size; a difference of degree but not of
A difference is the state or condition of being unlike or dissimilar. Understanding the term is important for recognizing variations and contrasts in various contexts.
The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other. That is the fundamental difference between the two societies.the vast difference in size.
To tell the difference between two people or things is to see how they are unlike each other. It''s hard to tell the difference [= distinguish] between one action movie and another. The new
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