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different beast

noun

Definition of different beast

: an entirely different thing
  • Reading modern English is one thing, but understanding Shakespeare is an entirely different beast.

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different play

  1. : partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : dissimilar

  2. : not the same: such as

  3. : distinct

  1. : differently

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beast play

  1. : a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate

  2. : a lower animal as distinguished from a human being

  3. : an animal as distinguished from a plant

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