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difference noun ( NOT AGREEING )

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Definition

[C usually plural] a disagreement
They had an awful row several years ago, but now they've settled/resolved their differences.
have a difference of opinion
to disagree
They had a difference of opinion about/over their child's education.

(Definition of difference noun (NOT AGREEING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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