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Differentia

//dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.

    "That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose; and just what it is can easily be brought out by comparing the mind of an abstractly conceived Christian with that of a moralist similarly conceived."

  2. 2
    distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) wordnet

Etymology

From Latin differentia. Doublet of difference.

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