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Different

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Adjective

1. different

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

Example Sentences:
'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. different

distinctly separate from the first

Example Sentences:
'that's another (or different) issue altogether'

3. different

differing from all others; not ordinary

Example Sentences:
'advertising that strives continually to be different'
'this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it'

4. different, dissimilar, unlike

marked by dissimilarity

Example Sentences:
'for twins they are very unlike'
'people are profoundly different'

5. different

distinct or separate

Example Sentences:
'each interviewed different members of the community'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Different

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adjective
1. 
partly or completely unlike
2. 
not identical or the same; other
he always wears a different tie
3. 
out of the ordinary; unusual

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Different

see synonyms of different
adjective
1. 
not alike; dissimilar
with from, or, esp. informally, than, and, in Brit. usage, to
2. 
not the same; distinct; separate; other
3. 
various
4. 
unlike most others; unusual

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Different

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adj.
1. Unlike in form, quality, amount, or nature; dissimilar: took different approaches to the problem.
2. Distinct or separate: That's a different issue altogether.
3. Various or assorted: interviewed different members of the community.
4. Differing from all others; unusual: a different point of view.
adv.
In a different way or manner; otherwise: "Carol ... didn't know different until Elinor told her" (Ben Brantley).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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