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• IPA ^(key): /ˈdɪfrən(t)s/Category:Entries with IPA pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: diffe‧renceCategory:2-syllable words, dif‧fer‧enceCategory:3-syllable words

Noun

1. (uncountable)Category:Uncountable nouns The quality of being different.
   • Antonym: same

   You need to learn to accept differences in people.

2. (countable)Category:Countable nouns A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

   There are three differences between these two pictures.

3. (countable)Category:Countable nouns A disagreement or argument.

   The people had to settle their differences before they could work together.