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  • 51difference — n. 1) to make a difference 2) to tell the difference 3) to compose, reconcile, resolve, settle, thrash out differences 4) to set aside differences 5) to split the difference ( to take an average ) 6) a considerable, great, marked, noticeable,… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 52difference — [[t]dɪ̱frəns[/t]] ♦♦ differences 1) N COUNT: usu N prep The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other. That is the fundamental difference between the two societies... There is no difference between the sexes …

    English dictionary

  • 53difference — /dif euhr euhns, dif reuhns/, n., v., differenced, differencing. n. 1. the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two. 2. an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity: What accounts for …

    Universalium

  • 54difference — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dissimilarity Nouns 1. difference, differentness, unlikeness, variance, variation, variety; diversity, dissimilarity, multiformity; divergence, dissimilitude; odds, incompatibility (see disagreement);… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 55Difference feminism — Part of a series on Feminism …

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  • 56make a difference — to have an effect. It is exciting to do something that really makes a difference in your community. People don t realize that their vote can make a difference. Usage notes: often used in the form make no difference: It makes no difference to me… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 57difference — n. & v. n. 1 the state or condition of being different or unlike. 2 a point in which things differ; a distinction. 3 a degree of unlikeness. 4 a the quantity by which amounts differ; a deficit (will have to make up the difference). b the… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 58make a difference — or[make the difference] {v. phr.} To change the nature of something or a situation; be important; matter. * /John s good score on the test made the difference between his passing or failing the course./ * /It doesn t make a bit of difference if… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 59make a difference — or[make the difference] {v. phr.} To change the nature of something or a situation; be important; matter. * /John s good score on the test made the difference between his passing or failing the course./ * /It doesn t make a bit of difference if… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 60difference — /ˈdɪfrəns / (say difruhns) noun 1. the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity. 2. an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity. 3. a significant change in or effect upon a situation. 4. a distinguishing characteristic;… …