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Distinction

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a discrimination between things as different and distinct

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Senses

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a distinguishing difference

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a distinguishing quality

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high status importance owing to marked superiority

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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characteristicdifferentiationeminencenotepreeminence
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Distinctions
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Distinction's
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Distinctions'