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differ XIV. — (O)F. differer
i. put off, DEFER,

ii. be different — L. differre, f. DIF- + ferre, carry, BEAR 2.

So different, difference XIV. — (O)F. — L. differential XVII. differentiate, differentiation XIX. — medL.

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