"differentiator" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dwóh₁\nProto-Indo-European *d(w)is-\nProto-Italic *dis-\nLatin dis-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰer-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰéreti\nProto-Italic *ferō\nLatin ferō\nLatin differō\nLatin differēns\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Italic *-ios\nOld Latin -ios\nLatin -ius\nLatin -ia\nLatin differentia\nNew Latin differentiō\nNew Latin differentiātusbor.\nEnglish differentiate\nProto-Indo-European *-tōr\nProto-Italic *-tōr\nLatin -tor\nLatin -ātor\nOld French -eorbor.\nMiddle English -our\nEnglish -or\nEnglish differentiator\nFrom differentiate + -or.",
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dwóh₁\nProto-Indo-European *d(w)is-\nProto-Italic *dis-\nLatin dis-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰer-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰéreti\nProto-Italic *ferō\nLatin ferō\nLatin differō\nLatin differēns\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Italic *-ios\nOld Latin -ios\nLatin -ius\nLatin -ia\nLatin differentia\nNew Latin differentiō\nNew Latin differentiātusbor.\nEnglish differentiate\nProto-Indo-European *-tōr\nProto-Italic *-tōr\nLatin -tor\nLatin -ātor\nOld French -eorbor.\nMiddle English -our\nEnglish -or\nEnglish differentiator\nFrom differentiate + -or.",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "Anything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense); a distinguishing feature."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "differentiate",
          "differentiate"
        ],
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          "differentiation",
          "differentiation"
        ],
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          "distinguishing",
          "distinguishing"
        ],
        [
          "feature",
          "feature"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "differentiator"
}

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dwóh₁\nProto-Indo-European *d(w)is-\nProto-Italic *dis-\nLatin dis-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰer-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰéreti\nProto-Italic *ferō\nLatin ferō\nLatin differō\nLatin differēns\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Italic *-ios\nOld Latin -ios\nLatin -ius\nLatin -ia\nLatin differentia\nNew Latin differentiō\nNew Latin differentiātusbor.\nEnglish differentiate\nProto-Indo-European *-tōr\nProto-Italic *-tōr\nLatin -tor\nLatin -ātor\nOld French -eorbor.\nMiddle English -our\nEnglish -or\nEnglish differentiator\nFrom differentiate + -or.",
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dwóh₁\nProto-Indo-European *d(w)is-\nProto-Italic *dis-\nLatin dis-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰer-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰéreti\nProto-Italic *ferō\nLatin ferō\nLatin differō\nLatin differēns\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Italic *-ios\nOld Latin -ios\nLatin -ius\nLatin -ia\nLatin differentia\nNew Latin differentiō\nNew Latin differentiātusbor.\nEnglish differentiate\nProto-Indo-European *-tōr\nProto-Italic *-tōr\nLatin -tor\nLatin -ātor\nOld French -eorbor.\nMiddle English -our\nEnglish -or\nEnglish differentiator\nFrom differentiate + -or.",
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