Defenition of the word distinction
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Defenition of the word distinction
- High station, status, rank, importance, or repute.
- a discrimination made between things as different; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
- 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"
- high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
- 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 difference
- a distinguishing quality
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
Synonyms for the word distinction
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- characteristic
- difference
- differentiation
- dissimilarity
- division
- eminence
- excellence
- feature
- honor
- merit
- note
- peculiarity
- preeminence
- worth
Similar words in the distinction
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- distinction
- distinction's
Hyponyms for the word distinction
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- contradistinction
- contrast
- demarcation
- dividing line
- hairsplitting
- king
- line
- word-splitting
Hypernyms for the word distinction
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- difference
- discrimination
- high status
- quality
- secernment
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