English to English noun
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a discrimination between things as different and distinct | | Example: it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
source: wordnet30
2 |
high status importance owing to marked superiority | | Example: a scholar of great eminence
source: wordnet30
3 |
a distinguishing quality | | Example: it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town
source: wordnet30
4 |
a distinguishing difference | | Example: he learned the distinction between gold and lead
source: wordnet30
5 |
A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division. | | source: webster1913
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