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• difference — noun 1 way in which people/things are not the same ADJECTIVE ▪ big, broad, considerable, dramatic, enormous, great, huge, large, major, profound …   Collocations dictionary

• difference */*/*/ — UK [ˈdɪfrəns] / US [ˈdɪf(ə)rəns] noun Word forms difference : singular difference plural differences Get it right: difference: When you are talking about a way in which two people or things are different, use the pattern a difference in something …   English dictionary

• difference — dif|fer|ence [ dıf(ə)rəns ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount something that makes one thing or person not the same as another thing or person: cultural/social/political differences difference between: What s the difference between these two… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• difference — n. 1) to make a difference 2) to tell the difference 3) to compose, reconcile, resolve, settle, thrash out differences 4) to set aside differences 5) to split the difference ( to take an average ) 6) a considerable, great, marked, noticeable,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• settle — verb 1 end an argument ADVERB ▪ amicably, peacefully ▪ Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading. ▪ eventually, finally ▪ The matter has not yet been finally settled …   Collocations dictionary

• difference — dif|fe|rence W1S1 [ˈdıfərəns] n 1.) [U and C] a way in which two or more people or things are not like each other ≠ ↑similarity difference between ▪ The main difference between the groups was age. ▪ There s a big difference between knowing that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• settle — Synonyms and related words: KO, abalienate, abide, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, affirm, afford proof of, agree on, agree with, alien, alienate, alight, alight upon, allay, amortize, anchor, answer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• difference — noun 1 (C) something that makes one thing or person different from another thing or person (+ between): It s hard to see many differences between the centrist political parties. 2 (singular, uncountable) the fact of being different, or an amount… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• difference — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being different < the difference between right and wrong > b. an instance of differing in nature, form, or quality < noted the differences in color and texture > c. archaic a characteristic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• split the difference — settle a money disagreement by dividing the difference We had to pay extra money for the car so we decided to split the difference …   Idioms and examples

• Martha Settle Putney — Born November 9, 1916(1916 11 09) Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died December 11, 2008(2008 12 11) (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S. Occupation Educator and Historian …   Wikipedia