Dif"fer*ent (?), a. [L. differens, -entis, p.
pr. of differre: cf. F.
différent.]
1.
Distinct; separate; not the same; other. "Five different churches." Addison.
2. Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; different
states of health; different shapes; different degrees of excellence.
Men are as different from each other, as the regions in
which they are born are
different.
Dryden. &fist; Different is properly followed by from. Different to, for different from, is a common English colloquialism.
Different than is quite inadmissible.
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