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difference-making

difference-making adjective: that makes a difference; that is consequentially important.

Adjective

difference-making (comparative more difference-making, superlative most difference-making)

  1. That makes a difference; that is consequentially important.

Noun

difference-making (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act of making a difference.

Forms of difference-making

comparativemore difference-making
superlativemost difference-making

Origin of difference-making

From make a difference + -ing.

Questions about difference-making

What does difference-making mean?
Difference-making means that makes a difference; that is consequentially important.
What part of speech is difference-making?
Difference-making can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near difference-making in the dictionary

  1. difference quotients
  2. difference set
  3. difference sets
  4. difference-maker
  5. difference-makers
  6. difference-making
  7. differenced
  8. differences
  9. differences of opinion
  10. differences of two squares
  11. differencies

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