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different

dif·fe·rent

US/ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/ very common

adjective

1.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

  • “took different approaches to the problem”
  • “came to a different conclusion”
  • “different parts of the country”
  • “on different sides of the issue”
  • “this meeting was different from the earlier one”
2.

distinctly separate from the first

  • “that”
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3.

differing from all others; not ordinary

  • “advertising that strives continually to be different”
  • “this new music is certainly different but I don”
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4.

not like; marked by dissimilarity

  • “for twins they are very unlike”
  • “people are profoundly different”
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5.

distinct or separate

  • “each interviewed different members of the community”
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Origin

From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“to differ”).

Phrases

  • couldn't be more different
  • dance to a different tune
  • different as chalk and cheese
  • different breed of cat
  • different drummer
  • different ideal
  • different light
  • different story

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