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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) a discrimination between things as different and distinct | |
| Synonyms: | differentiation | |
| Examples: | "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" |
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| Related terms: | discrimination line contradistinction hairsplitting distinguish differentiate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] high status importance owing to marked superiority | |
| Synonyms: | eminence note preeminence | |
| Examples: | "a scholar of great eminence" |
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| Related terms: | high_status king | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a distinguishing quality | |
| Examples: | "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town" |
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| Related terms: | quality | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a distinguishing difference | |
| Examples: | : "he learned the distinction between gold and lead" |
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| Related terms: | difference difference | |
| Similar spelling: |
distinct distention distinctive distinctness distinctly distinctively distension destination dissidence distinguish distinguished distantly dictionary |
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