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Lexicon:Modern/Diffrei

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Diffrei
Stage Modern CLT
Pronunciation /ˈdifɾeɪ/
Part of speech Noun
Etymology from Middle Differē

Diffrei — a difference engine; a clockwork calculating device.

Notes

Used by apothecaries, navigators and the Academy. Large, expensive, and slow, and still faster than the clerks it replaced.