"difference" meaning in Englisch

See difference in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈdɪfrəns, ˈdɪfrənsɪz Audio: En-us-difference.ogg Forms: the difference [singular], the differences [plural]
  1. Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Differenz
    Sense id: de-difference-en-noun--q7uLcvN
  2. Zwiespalt
    Sense id: de-difference-en-noun--1NrSsE3
  3. Merkmal, Abzeichen
    Sense id: de-difference-en-noun-R7reYYym
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: contrast, deviation, disagreement, divergence, diversity, unlikeness, variation Derived forms: differ, different, differential, differency Translations (Merkmal, Abzeichen): Merkmal (Deutsch), Abzeichen (Deutsch) Translations (Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Differenz): Unterschied (Deutsch), Verschiedenheit (Deutsch), Differenz (Deutsch) Translations (Zwiespalt): Zwiespalt (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "kind": "other",
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      "source": "w"
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      "word": "differ"
    },
    {
      "word": "different"
    },
    {
      "word": "differential"
    },
    {
      "word": "differency"
    }
  ],
  "expressions": [
    {
      "word": "as near as makes no difference"
    },
    {
      "word": "split the difference"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the difference",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the differences",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "dif·fer·ence",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Substantiv",
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          "ref": "Arthur Conan Doyle ^(→ WP): The Hound of the Baskervilles. In: Project Gutenberg eBook. Kapitel 4: Sir Henry Baskerville (URL) .",
          "text": "\"There is as much difference to my eyes between the leaded bourgeois type of a Times article and the slovenly print of an evening half-penny paper as there could be between your negro and your Esquimau.\"",
          "translation": "Es gibt so viel Unterschied in meinen Augen zwischen dem bürgerlichen Typ eines Leitartikels der Times und dem schlampigen Druck eines halben Penny Abendblattes als es sein könnte zwischen deinem Neger und deinem Eskimo."
        }
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      "ipa": "ˈdɪfrəns"
    },
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      "ipa": "ˈdɪfrənsɪz"
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      "word": "contrast"
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      "word": "deviation"
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      "word": "disagreement"
    },
    {
      "word": "divergence"
    },
    {
      "word": "diversity"
    },
    {
      "word": "unlikeness"
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Differenz",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Unterschied"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Differenz",
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      "word": "Verschiedenheit"
    },
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Differenz",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Differenz"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Zwiespalt",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Zwiespalt"
    },
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Merkmal, Abzeichen",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "Merkmal"
    },
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Merkmal, Abzeichen",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "Abzeichen"
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      "word": "different"
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      "word": "differency"
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    {
      "word": "as near as makes no difference"
    },
    {
      "word": "split the difference"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "the difference",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "the differences",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "\"There is as much difference to my eyes between the leaded bourgeois type of a Times article and the slovenly print of an evening half-penny paper as there could be between your negro and your Esquimau.\"",
          "translation": "Es gibt so viel Unterschied in meinen Augen zwischen dem bürgerlichen Typ eines Leitartikels der Times und dem schlampigen Druck eines halben Penny Abendblattes als es sein könnte zwischen deinem Neger und deinem Eskimo."
        }
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        "Zwiespalt"
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    },
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        "Merkmal, Abzeichen"
      ],
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    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "ˈdɪfrənsɪz"
    },
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      "word": "contrast"
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      "word": "deviation"
    },
    {
      "word": "disagreement"
    },
    {
      "word": "divergence"
    },
    {
      "word": "diversity"
    },
    {
      "word": "unlikeness"
    },
    {
      "word": "variation"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Differenz",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Unterschied"
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
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      "sense": "Unterschied, Verschiedenheit, Differenz",
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      "word": "Differenz"
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Zwiespalt",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "Zwiespalt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Merkmal, Abzeichen",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "Merkmal"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Merkmal, Abzeichen",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "Abzeichen"
    }
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  "word": "difference"
}

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