dif

[ dif ]

/ dɪf /

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noun Informal.

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

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Origin of dif

First recorded in 1910–15; by shortening

dif-

variant of dis-¹ before f: differ.

dif.

abbreviation

difference.

different.

An interesting question is whether our mental dif ferences have any relation or connection with one another.
The Science of Human Nature|William Henry Pyle
In 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. Spalding
Undifferencing, un-dif′e-ren-sing, adj. not making any difference.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

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