"differentia" meaning in Latin

See differentia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [dɪf.fɛˈrɛn.ti.a] [Classical-Latin], [dif.feˈrɛn.t͡si.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From differens + -ia. Etymology templates: {{af|la|differens|-ia}} differens + -ia Head templates: {{la-noun|differentia<1>}} differentia f (genitive differentiae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|differentia<1>}} Forms: differentiae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], differentia [nominative, singular], differentiae [nominative, plural], differentiae [genitive, singular], differentiārum [genitive, plural], differentiae [dative, singular], differentiīs [dative, plural], differentiam [accusative, singular], differentiās [accusative, plural], differentiā [ablative, singular], differentiīs [ablative, plural], differentia [singular, vocative], differentiae [plural, vocative]
  1. difference Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-differentia-la-noun-aep0Hpj9 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 36 38 26
  2. diversity Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-differentia-la-noun-8nexk0o7 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 36 38 26

Verb

IPA: [dɪf.fɛˈrɛn.ti.a] [Classical-Latin], [dif.feˈrɛn.t͡si.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From differens + -ia. Etymology templates: {{af|la|differens|-ia}} differens + -ia Head templates: {{head|la|participle form}} differentia
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of differēns Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, participle, plural, vocative Form of: differēns
    Sense id: en-differentia-la-verb-iSNwgV8h Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ia Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 63 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ia: 18 20 62

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "diferència"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "diference"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "diferenza"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "differenza"
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      "lang_code": "oc",
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          "lang": "Middle English",
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      ],
      "lang": "Old French",
      "lang_code": "fro",
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      "word": "difference"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "diferença"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "diferență"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
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        "borrowed"
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    {
      "form": "differentiam",
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      "form": "differentiās",
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    {
      "form": "differentiā",
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      "form": "differentia",
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[dif.feˈrɛn.t͡si.a]",
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      "form": "differentiam",
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      "form": "differentiā",
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