Etymology: [ di-'sti[ng](k)-sh&n ] (noun.) 13th century. From Old French (12th century) distinction, ultimately from the Latin accusative distinctionem, action noun of distinguere "distinguish". Use in English from the late 14th century.
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination, specifically, a feature that that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished, The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination, That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real and apparent good, A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division, Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction, The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination, The state of being distinguishable, Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance, That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor, A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; being distinguished, If you say that someone or something has the distinction of being something, you are drawing attention to the fact that they have the special quality of being that thing. Distinction is normally used to refer to good qualities, but can sometimes also be used to refer to bad qualities. He has the distinction of being regarded as the Federal Republic's greatest living writer, A distinction is a special award or honour that is given to someone because of their very high level of achievement. The order was created in 1902 as a special distinction for eminent men and women = honour, Distinction is the quality of being very good or better than other things of the same type. Lewis emerges as a composer of distinction and sensitivity, A distinction between similar things is a difference. There are obvious distinctions between the two wine-making areas If you draw a distinction or make a distinction, you say that two things are different. I did not yet make a distinction between the pleasures of reading and of writing fiction, difference, uniqueness; excellence; honor, mark of honor, a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead", a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation", a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town, high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence", a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead" a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town, a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town", Very clear, Noticeably different, Different from one another, Not identical; different; individual, To distinguish, recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage", Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; with from, So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well- defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect, clear, plain; different; separate, easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints", Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified, Marked; variegated, emphasis You can use distinct to emphasize that something is great enough in amount or degree to be noticeable or important. Being 6ft 3in tall has some distinct disadvantages! = definite + distinctly dis·tinct·ly His government is looking distinctly shaky, constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions", clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong", If something is distinct from something else of the same type, it is different or separate from it. Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another and from science This book is divided into two distinct parts. + distinctly dis·tinct·ly a banking industry with two distinctly different sectors, If something is distinct, you can hear, see, or taste it clearly. to impart a distinct flavor with a minimum of cooking fat. + distinctly dis·tinct·ly I distinctly heard the loudspeaker calling passengers for the Turin-Amsterdam flight, (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "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, If an idea, thought, or intention is distinct, it is clear and definite. Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a distinct change in her attitude + distinctly dis·tinct·ly I distinctly remember wishing I had not got involved, adj not identical, If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean. There's a lot of evidence that oily fish, as distinct from fatty meat, has a beneficial effect, To become clearly noticeable, A group function which specifies that only one row will be returned for each unique value For example, a select distinct on last name would return only one value for "Smith", even if there were 5 different Smiths in the warehouse, recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "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, A SQL keyword used in the SELECT statement to remove duplicate rows from the output, When a single odor or taste is clearly defined, A phrase used in the SELECT relational algebra operator to list only those values of an attribute that are different from each other If a particular value is selected multiple times, it will only appear once in the result table, adj not identical @IGindex{documentation string}, plural of distinction,
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That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination
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specifically, a feature that that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished
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The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination
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That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real and apparent good
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A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division
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Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction
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The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination
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The state of being distinguishable
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Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance
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That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor
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A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; being distinguished
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If you say that someone or something has the distinction of being something, you are drawing attention to the fact that they have the special quality of being that thing. Distinction is normally used to refer to good qualities, but can sometimes also be used to refer to bad qualities. He has the distinction of being regarded as the Federal Republic's greatest living writer
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A distinction is a special award or honour that is given to someone because of their very high level of achievement. The order was created in 1902 as a special distinction for eminent men and women = honour
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Distinction is the quality of being very good or better than other things of the same type. Lewis emerges as a composer of distinction and sensitivity
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A distinction between similar things is a difference. There are obvious distinctions between the two wine-making areas If you draw a distinction or make a distinction, you say that two things are different. I did not yet make a distinction between the pleasures of reading and of writing fiction
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difference, uniqueness; excellence; honor, mark of honor isim
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a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
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a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
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a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town
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high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
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a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead" a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town
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a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
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Very clear - "Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic."
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Noticeably different - "Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent."
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Different from one another - "The letters in the word "clear" are distinct, while the letters in the word "distinct" are not."
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Not identical; different; individual
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To distinguish
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recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
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Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; with from
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So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well- defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect
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clear, plain; different; separate sıfat
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easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
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Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified
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Marked; variegated
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emphasis You can use distinct to emphasize that something is great enough in amount or degree to be noticeable or important. Being 6ft 3in tall has some distinct disadvantages! = definite + distinctly dis·tinct·ly His government is looking distinctly shaky
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constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
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clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
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If something is distinct from something else of the same type, it is different or separate from it. Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another and from science This book is divided into two distinct parts. + distinctly dis·tinct·ly a banking industry with two distinctly different sectors
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If something is distinct, you can hear, see, or taste it clearly. to impart a distinct flavor with a minimum of cooking fat. + distinctly dis·tinct·ly I distinctly heard the loudspeaker calling passengers for the Turin-Amsterdam flight
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(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "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
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If an idea, thought, or intention is distinct, it is clear and definite. Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a distinct change in her attitude + distinctly dis·tinct·ly I distinctly remember wishing I had not got involved
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adj not identical
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If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean. There's a lot of evidence that oily fish, as distinct from fatty meat, has a beneficial effect
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To become clearly noticeable
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A group function which specifies that only one row will be returned for each unique value For example, a select distinct on last name would return only one value for "Smith", even if there were 5 different Smiths in the warehouse
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recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "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
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A SQL keyword used in the SELECT statement to remove duplicate rows from the output
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When a single odor or taste is clearly defined
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A phrase used in the SELECT relational algebra operator to list only those values of an attribute that are different from each other If a particular value is selected multiple times, it will only appear once in the result table
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