"difference" meaning in English

See difference in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪfrən(t)s/ Audio: en-us-difference.ogg [US] Forms: difference [singular], differences [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The quality of being different.
    Sense id: simple-difference-en-noun-FJVfF0DE
  2. A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
    Sense id: simple-difference-en-noun-tjzyLG1B
  3. A disagreement or argument.
    Sense id: simple-difference-en-noun-ZHf7HFis
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    }
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  "hyphenation": "diffe‧rence; dif‧fer‧ence",
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        {
          "text": "You need to learn to accept differences in people."
        }
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There are three differences between these two pictures."
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The people had to settle their differences before they could work together."
        }
      ],
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      "glosses": [
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        {
          "text": "There are three differences between these two pictures."
        }
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        {
          "text": "The people had to settle their differences before they could work together."
        }
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    }
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