What (who) is distinct - definition
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Distinctive; Distinction (disambiguation); Distinghuished; Distinct
Distinct
·adj Marked; variegated.
II. Distinct ·adj Not identical; different; individual.
III. Distinct ·vt To Distinguish.
IV. Distinct ·adj Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise;
- with from.
V. Distinct ·adj Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
VI. Distinct ·adj 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.
distinct
¦ adjective
1. recognizably different in nature; individual or separate.
2. readily distinguishable by the senses: a distinct smell of nicotine.
Derivatives
distinctly adverb
distinctness noun
Origin
ME: from L. distinctus 'separated, distinguished', from distinguere (see distinguish).
distinct
a.
1.
Separate, different.
2.
Definite, defined, clear, plain, unmistakable, unconfused, well-defined.
Wikipedia
Distinction
Distinction, distinct or distinctive may refer to:
- Distinction (philosophy), the recognition of difference
- Formal distinction
- Distinction (law), a principle in international law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict
- Distinction (sociology), a social force that places different values on different individuals
- Distinct (mathematics)
- Distinctive feature, a concept in linguistics
- Distinción, in Spanish, separating consonantal sounds, see Phonological history of Spanish coronal fricatives
- The Hua–Yi distinction, the difference between China (Hua) and barbarian outsiders (Yi), applied culturally and ethnically
- Distinction (book), a book by Pierre Bourdieu
- Distinction (horse), Irish gelding, third in the 2005 Melbourne Cup
- Distinction (song), song and album by The Suffrajets
Pronunciation examples for distinct
1. So there are distinct minds, distinct bodies.
Swami Sarvapriyananda _ Consciousness â The Ultimate Reality _ Talks at Google
2. distinct flavor.
Stones Throw _ Jason Halverson _ Talks at Google
3. it's distinct.
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4. It's distinct.
Digital Innovation & The Washington Post _ Marty Baron _ Talks at Google
5. Really distinct.
Media Against Fascism - From World War II to the Psychedelic Sixties _ Fred Turner _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of distinct
1. Dismissing the Trinity, Jefferson once remarked: "Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them, and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity.
2. Alaska has five distinct geographic populations of beluga whales.
3. The liberal with the distinct New York accent is Rep.
4. But her enjoyment depended upon other people remaining ethnically distinct.
5. Iraq and '/11 were two different and distinct security issues.