Dif"fer*ent (?), a. [L. differens, -entis, p. pr. of differre: cf. F. diff'erent.]
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.
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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