dif
noun
difference.
dif
1 American
[dif]
/ dɪf /
noun
Informal.
dif-
2
American
dif.
3
American
abbreviation
-
difference.
-
different.
Etymology
Origin of dif
First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening
Example Sentences
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To me, 'I don't like her portrayal' sounds v dif to 'I can't stand her'.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2012
They buried it in two dif erent forms and in three different ways.
From Time Magazine Archive
And once he is inference?" the Guy lodge, who Chirico, a knows lodge the dif owner at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., observes: "You know what made the industry?
From Time Magazine Archive
Compare the diffusibility of H with that of O. dif.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
"The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly". :diff: /dif/ n.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.
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