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Futurity vs Derby - What's the difference?

futurity | derby |

As nouns the difference between futurity and derby

is that futurity is the future while derby is any of several annual horseraces.

As a proper noun Derby is

a city in the east Midlands of England, once the county town of Derbyshire.

futurity

English

Noun

(futurities)
  • the future
  • * 1895 , H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter XIII
  • *:Now instead of reversing the levers I had pulled them over so as to go forward with them, and when I came to look at these indicators I found that the thousands hand was sweeping round as fast as the seconds hand of a watch, into futurity .
  • the state of being in the future.

    • derby

    English

    Noun

    (derbies)
  • Any of several annual horseraces.
  • By extension, any organized race.
  • (US) A bowler hat
  • *1906 , O. Henry,
  • *:He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.
  • (sports) A local derby
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.}}

    Derived terms

    * demolition derby * local derby * roller derby

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