differ

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪfə/

The English word “differ” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
To be separated in quantity.
To have diverging opinions, disagree.

noun

A program that diffs, a diff.

Etymology

From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differō (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + ferō (“carry, bear”). Compare Ancient Greek διαφέρω (diaphérō). Doublet of defer and dilate, see also infer, confer and collate, refer and relate, as well as prefer and prelate among others.

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