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A characterization of oscillation and nonoscillation of the Emden-Fowler difference equation $$ \Delta (a_n \left| {\Delta x_n } \right|^\alpha sgn\Delta x_n ) + b_n \left| {x_{n + 1} } \right|^\beta sgnx_{n + 1} = 0 $$ is given, jointly with some asymptotic properties. The problem of the coexistence of all possible types of nonoscillatory solutions is also considered and a comparison with recent analogous results, stated in the half-linear case, is made.