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diffĕrentĭa , ae, f. differo,
I.a difference, diversity (cf.: discrepantia, distantia, discrimen, diversitas, variatio—good prose, esp. freq. in Quint.).
(α). With gen.: “honesti et decori,” Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94: “naturarum,” id. ib. 1, 31, 112: “morum,” Petr. 84, 1: “personarum, locorum temporumque,” Quint. 12, 10, 70: “nostri Graecique sermonis,” id. 9, 4, 146 et saep.—In plur.: “Graeci sermonis,” Quint. 11, 2, 50.—
(β). With in: “quanta differentia est in principiis naturalibus,” Cic. Fin. 5, 7, 19; Quint. 3, 7, 25; 3, 8, 37; 7, 2, 48 et saep.—
(γ). Absol.: “ut facies infinitam habet differentiam,” Quint. 11, 3, 18; so id. 9, 4, 45.—
II. Esp. a species: “genus est notio ad pluris differentias pertinens,” Cic. Top. 7, 31; cf.: “definitionem omnem ex genere et differentia consistere,” Gell. 4, 1, 10.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (12):
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.7
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.27
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3, 7.25
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3, 8.37
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 2.48
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 4.146
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 9, 4.45
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 2.50
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 3.18
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12, 10.70
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 4.1.10
    • Cicero, Topica, 7.31
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