"différence" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /di.fe.ʁɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-différence.ogg Forms: différences [plural]
Etymology: From Old French difference, borrowed from Latin differentia. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|difference}} Old French difference, {{uder|fr|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} différence f (plural différences)
  1. difference Tags: feminine Derived forms: à la différence de, faire la différence, vive la différence Related terms: différenciation, différencier, différend, différent, différentiel, différer, indifféremment, indifférence, indifférent
    Sense id: en-différence-fr-noun-aep0Hpj9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for différence meaning in French (2.2kB)

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