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a world of difference
a world of difference
1. A stark contrast. There's a world of difference between high school classes and college classes.
2. A vast improvement. A fresh coat of paint has made a world of difference in that old house.
a world of difference
1. if there is a world of difference between two people or things, they are very different (usually + between ) There's a world of difference between seeing a film on video and seeing it in the cinema.
2. if something makes a world of difference, it improves something very much A little sympathy makes a world of difference to someone who's been badly treated.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Biljana | | - | Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian |
| Huguette | | - | French |
| Sequoia | | sə-KOI-ə | English (Rare) |
| JÁNos | | YAH-nosh | Hungarian |
| HİKmet | | - | Turkish |
| Teodoro | | te-o-DO-ro (Italian), te-o-DHO-ro (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |