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differentiae

[dif-uh-ren-shee-uh, -shuh]

dif·fer·en·ti·a

[dif-uh-ren-shee-uh, -shuh]
noun, plural -ti·ae [-shee-ee] .
1.
the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
2.
the character or basic factor by which one entity is distinguished from another.

Origin:
1820–30; < Latin; see difference
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Differentiae is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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