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English to English adjective
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easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined |  | Example: a distinct flavor
a distinct odor of turpentine
a distinct outline
the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette
distinct fingerprints
source: wordnet30
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Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality | | Example: plants of several distinct types
the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses
gold is distinct from iron
a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech
management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees
source: wordnet30
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constituting a separate entity or part | | Example: a government with three discrete divisions
on two distinct occasions
source: wordnet30
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recognizable; marked | | Example: noticed a distinct improvement
at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
source: wordnet30
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clearly or sharply defined to the mind | | Example: clear-cut evidence of tampering
Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest
trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
source: wordnet30 verb
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To distinguish. | | source: webster1913
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