dif

¹

[ dif ]

noun

, Informal.

1. difference:

   What's the dif where you buy it, as long as you get it?

dif-

²

1. variant of dis- ¹ before f: differ.

dif.

³

abbreviation for

1. difference.
2. different.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dif¹

First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening

Example Sentences

An interesting question is whether our mental dif ferences have any relation or connection with one another.

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In pronouncing notice carefully to which syllable a consonant belongs; as in dif-fer-ent, beau-ti-fy, dai-sy.

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"Dar's an awful 'stonishin' dif'erens 'tween a catfish and a perk," interposed Uncle Pius.

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Undifferencing, un-dif′e-ren-sing, adj. not making any difference.

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So much for the woman suffragist's protest that she can conceive of no reason for a dif- ferential rate of pay for man.

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