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41dif|fer|en|ti|a|ble — «DIHF uh rehnmh>shee uh buhl», adjective. that can be differentiated …
42dif|fer|en|ti|ate — «DIHF uh REHN shee ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make different; cause to have differences: »Consideration for others differentiates a thoughtful person from a bad mannered one. It is the accumulated knowledge of centuries which… …
43dif|fer|en|ti|a|tion — «DIHF uh REHN shee AY shuhn», noun. the act, process, or result of differentiating; alteration; modification; distinction: »Science is an intellectual endeavor, but there are differentiations in the levels of mental demand that it makes (J. E.… …
44dif|fer|en|ti|a|tor — «DIHF uh REHN shee AY tuhr», noun. a person or thing that differentiates …
45dif|fer|en|ti|a — «DIHF uh REHN shee uh», noun, plural ti|ae « shee ee». Logic. the quality or condition that distinguishes one species from all the others of the same genus or class. ╂[< Latin differentia. See etym. of doublet difference. (Cf. ↑difference)] …
46dif|fer — «DIHF uhr», intransitive verb. 1. to be not the same; be unlike; be different (from): »My answer to the arithmetic problem differed from hers. The twins differ from each other in their interests. 2. to hold or express a different opinion;… …
47dif|fi|cile — «DIHF uh SEEL, dih FIHS uhl; French dee fee SEEL», adjective. Obsolete, except as French. (of persons) hard to deal with; hard to please or satisfy; troublesome: »[He] fought back and acquired the reputation of being difficile, as the French… …
48dif|fi|da|tion — «DIHF uh DAY shuhn», noun. 1. a formal renouncing of faith, allegiance, or friendship. 2. a solemn defiance of an enemy. ╂[< Medieval Latin diffidatio, onis, ultimately < Latin dis away + fīdere trust] …
49dif|fi|dence — «DIHF uh duhns», noun. lack of self confidence; shyness: »He began to speak with a diffidence that disappeared as soon as he felt sure of himself. SYNONYM(S): bashfulness …
50dif|flu|ence — «DIHF lu uhns», noun. the quality or condition of being diffluent: »... the diffluence of channels in a river delta (Science News) …
