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different

dif.fer.ent \'dif-*rnt, 'dif-(*-)r*nt\ aj [MF, fr. L different-, differens, 
   prp. of differre] 1: partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : 
   DISSIMILAR)M {could hardly be more ~} 2: not the same : as  2a: DISTINCT {~ 
   age groups}  2b: VARIOUS {~ members of the class}  2c: ANOTHER {tried a ~ 
   book}  3: UNUSUAL, SPECIAL MVARIOUS mean unlike in kind or character. 
   DIFFERENT may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply 
   contrast or contrariness {different foods} DIVERSE implies both 
   distinctness and marked contrast; DIVERGENT implies movement away from each 
   other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation; DISPARATE 
   emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility; VARIOUS stresses the number of 
   sorts or kinds {various methods have been tried} SYN syn DIFFERENT, 
   DIVERSE, DIVERGENT, DISPARATE,