difference

/ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/

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noun

1. The quality of being different.
   "You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."
2. A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
   "There are three differences between these two pictures."
3. A disagreement or argument.
   "We have our little differences, but we are firm friends."
4. Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
   "It just won't make much difference to me."

Similar: departure, deviation, disparity, divergence, conflict, difference of opinion

verb

1. To distinguish or differentiate.

Similar: differentiate, distinguish