different between differ vs fifer
differ
English
Etymology
From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differ? (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + fer? (“carry, bear”). Compare Ancient Greek ??????? (diaphér?). Doublet of defer (etymology 1).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?f?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?f?/
- Rhymes: -?f?(r)
- Hyphenation: dif?fer
Verb
differ (third-person singular simple present differs, present participle differing, simple past and past participle differed)
- (intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:differ
- (intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
- May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration
- I differ from the honourable baronet on both these subjects
- May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration
- (intransitive) To be separated in quantity.
Derived terms
- agree to differ
- beg to differ
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- differ in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- differ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- riffed
Latin
Verb
differ
- second-person singular present active imperative of differ?
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fifer
English
Etymology
fife +? -er
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?f?(r)
Noun
fifer (plural fifers)
- One who plays on a fife.
Anagrams
- Reiff
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