differentia
Example Sentences
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Egotism is Montaigne’s note, his differentia, in the world of literature.
From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
Musset, who was very much of a free-lance in the contest, maintained indeed that the differentia of the Romantic was the copious use of this part of speech.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
Genus and differentia are found in every good definition.
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
A. All engraving must be cut work;—that is its differentia.
From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by Ruskin, John
“Animal” names the general class, and “reasoning” is the differentia which separates “man” from other “animals.”
From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)
