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Pronunciation / Transliteration: di-fe-ren-ça
"A diferença entre os dois é óbvia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
"The difference between the two paintings is striking." - 2
A point or way in which people or things are not the same.
"There is a significant difference in their approaches to solving the problem."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'difference' originates from the Latin 'differentia', which means 'distinction' or 'diversity'. It evolved through Old French 'difference' in the late Middle Ages, reflecting the concept of distinguishing characteristics between entities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Difference" is said worldwide
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Différence
Transliteration: dif-e-rãns
"La différence entre les deux est évidente."
Unterschied
Transliteration: ʊn.tɐ.ʃɪt
"Der Unterschied zwischen den beiden ist klar."
Differenza
Transliteration: dif-fe-ren-za
"La differenza tra i due è evidente."
Diferencia
Transliteration: di-fe-ren-cia
"La diferencia entre los dos es clara."
Diferença
Transliteration: di-fe-ren-ça
"A diferença entre os dois é óbvia."
अंतर
Transliteration: antar
"दोनों के बीच अंतर स्पष्ट है।"
差异
Transliteration: chā yì
"两者之间的差异很明显。"
차이
Transliteration: cha-i
"두 가지의 차이가 분명하다."
違い
Transliteration: chigai
"二つの違いは明らかです。"
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