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dif·fer·ent
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Audio Help [dif-er-uh
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| 1. | not alike in character or quality; differing; dissimilar: The two are different. |
| 2. | not identical; separate or distinct: three different answers. |
| 3. | various; several: Different people told me the same story. |
| 4. | not ordinary; unusual. |
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dif·fer·ent·ly, adverb
dif·fer·ent·ness, noun
—Usage note Although it is frequently claimed that different should be followed only by from, not by than, in actual usage both words occur and have for at least 300 years. From is more common today in introducing a phrase, but than is also used: New York speech is different from (or than) that of Chicago. Than is used to introduce a clause: The stream followed a different course than the map showed. In sentences of this type, from is sometimes used instead of than; when it is, more words are necessary: a different course from the one the map showed. Regardless of the sentence construction, both from and than are standard after different in all varieties of spoken and written American English. In British English to frequently follows different: The early illustrations are very different to the later ones. The use of different in the sense “unusual” is well established in all but the most formal American English: The décor in the new restaurant is really different.
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adv. In a different way or manner; otherwise: "Carol ... didn't know different until Elinor told her" (Ben Brantley). [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin differēns, different-, present participle of differre, to differ; see differ.] dif'fer·ent·ly adv., dif'fer·ent·ness n. Usage Note: Different from and different than are both common in British and American English. The construction different to is chiefly British. Since the 18th century, language critics have singled out different than as incorrect, though it is well attested in the works of reputable writers. According to traditional guidelines, from is used when the comparison is between two persons or things: My book is different from (not than) yours. Different than is more acceptably used, particularly in American usage, where the object of comparison is expressed by a full clause: The campus is different than it was 20 years ago. Different from may be used with a clause if the clause starts with a conjunction and so functions as a noun: The campus is different from how it was 20 years ago. · Sometimes people interpret a simple noun phrase following different than as elliptical for a clause, which allows for a subtle distinction in meaning between the two constructions. How different this seems from Paris suggests that the object of comparison is the city of Paris itself, whereas How different this seems than Paris suggests that the object of comparison is something like "the way things were in Paris" or "what happened in Paris." |
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| 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" [ant: same] |
| 2. | distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether" |
| 3. | differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it" |
| 4. | marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" [syn: unlike] [ant: like] |
| 5. | distinct or separate; "each interviewed different members of the community" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈdifferent adjective
(often with from) not the same
Example: These gloves are not a pair — they're different; My ideas are different from his.
See also: difference, differentiateExample: These gloves are not a pair — they're different; My ideas are different from his.
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