dif
[ dif ]
nounInformal.
difference: What's the dif where you buy it, as long as you get it?
Origin of dif
1First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening
Words Nearby dif
Other definitions for dif- (2 of 3)
dif-
variant of dis-1 before f: differ.
Other definitions for dif. (3 of 3)
dif.
abbreviation
difference.
different.
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How to use dif in a sentence
An interesting question is whether our mental dif ferences have any relation or connection with one another.
The Science of Human Nature | William Henry PyleIn pronouncing notice carefully to which syllable a consonant belongs; as in dif-fer-ent, beau-ti-fy, dai-sy.
Business English | Rose Buhlig"Dar's an awful 'stonishin' dif'erens 'tween a catfish and a perk," interposed Uncle Pius.
The Cave by the Beech Fork | Henry S. SpaldingUndifferencing, un-dif′e-ren-sing, adj. not making any difference.
So much for the woman suffragist's protest that she can conceive of no reason for a dif- ferential rate of pay for man.
The Unexpurgated Case Against Women Suffrage | Almroth E. Wright
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