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world of difference

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a world of difference
1. if there is a world of difference between two people or things, they are very different. There's a world of difference between seeing a film on video and seeing it in the cinema. (usually + between)
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.
See also: difference, world
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