n.
- a way in which people or things are different.
▸the state or condition of being different.
- the remainder left after subtraction of one value from another.
- a disagreement or quarrel.
- Heraldry an alteration in a coat of arms to distinguish members or branches of a family.
v.
Heraldry alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.
Phrase
- with a difference
having a new or unusual feature or treatment.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. differentia, from L. different- (see differ).