differentiatory

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adjective

differentiating; serving to differentiate

OriginEnglish differentiate ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

adjectivedifferentiatory (not comparable)
  1. not comparabledifferentiating; serving to differentiate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Italic*ferō
  9. Latinferō
  10. Latindifferō
  11. Latindifferēns
  12. Latindifferentia
  13. New Latindifferentiō
  14. New Latindifferentiātus
  15. Englishdifferentiate
  16. Englishdifferentiatory

From differentiate + -ory.

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APA

differentiatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiatory

MLA

“differentiatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “differentiatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiatory.

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