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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.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dif1

First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

Undifferencing, 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.

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