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Distinction

nounid 44777·updated May 18, 2026
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a discrimination between things as different and distinct

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
characteristicdifferentiationeminencenotepreeminence
plural
Distinctions
possessive
Distinction's
pluralpossessive
Distinctions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
a distinguishing difference
§2
a distinguishing quality
§3
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
§4
high status importance owing to marked superiority
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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