"spot the difference" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spot the differences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spot the difference (countable and uncountable, plural spot the differences)
  1. A type of puzzle in which the object is to find a certain number of minor differences between two pictures, usually printed side by side, that are otherwise identical. Wikipedia link: spot the difference Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Games Translations (type of puzzle): jeu des erreurs [masculine] (French), 間違い探し (machigaisagashi) (alt: まちがいさがし) (Japanese), 다른 그림 찾기 (dareun geurim chatgi) (Korean), 틀린 그림 찾기 (teullin geurim chatgi) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-spot_the_difference-en-noun-pB~Xfff~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spot the difference meaning in English (1.9kB)

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