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Word: Distinction
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘subdivision, category’): via Old French from Latin distinctio(n-), from the verb distinguere (see distinguish)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈstɪŋ(k)ʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a difference or contrast between similar things or people
Short Definition:difference or contrast
Examples:- there is a sharp distinction between what is work and what is leisure
- I was completely unaware of class distinctions
Definition:
excellence that sets someone or something apart from others
Short Definition:excellence
Examples:- a novelist of distinction
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