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| 1. | [ adjective ] of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing | |
| Synonyms: | typical | |
| Examples: | "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie "that is typical of you!" |
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| Related terms: | characteristic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] possible to classify | |
| Synonyms: | classifiable | |
| Related terms: | identifiable | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] serving to distinguish or identify a species or group | |
| Synonyms: | identifying distinguishing | |
| Examples: | "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage" "distinctive tribal tattoos" "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features" |
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| Related terms: | characteristic | |
| Similar spelling: |
distinctively distinct distinction distinctness distinctly dissidence distantly |
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