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distinction

/ distinction /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a distinguishing difference
"he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
Type of:
difference
noun Sense 2
a distinguishing quality
"it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
Type of:
quality
noun Sense 3
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
"it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
Type of:
discrimination secernment
Kinds of:
contradistinction line dividing line demarcation contrast
Derived:
distinguish separate differentiate secern secernate
noun Sense 4
high status importance owing to marked superiority
"a scholar of great eminence"
Type of:
high status
Kinds of:
king
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
1
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difference quality discrimination secernment contradistinction line dividing line demarcation contrast high status king