Meaning of distinction | Babel Free

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1. That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination
2. That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
   countable, uncountable
3. He pronounces his words very distinctly; I distinctly heard him tell you to wait! duidelik, helder بِصورَةٍ واضِحَه отчетливо nitidamente jasně, zřetelně deutlich tydeligt; klart ευκρινώς, σαφώςclaramente selgesti بطور مشخص erottuvasti distinctementבבירור स्पष्टतया jasno határozottan jelas greinilega distintamente はっきりと 명확하게 aiškiai, ryškiai skaidri; noteikti dengan nyata duidelijkklart og tydelig, distinktwyraźnie په مشخصه توګه nitidamente distinct, clar отчётливо zreteľne razločno jasno tyd...
4. The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination
5. The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
   countable, uncountable
6. onderskeibaarheid, eiesoortigheid, kenmerkendheid وَضوح، تَمَيُّز яснота nitidez zřetelnost; odlišnost die Deutlichkeit tydelighed; klarhed σαφήνειαclaridad selgus تفاوت؛ وضوح erottuvuus clartéבהירות स्पष्टता jasnoća, određenost különbözőség; határozottság kejelasan greinileiki; skÿrleiki nettezza; diversità はっきりしていること 명확함 aiškumas skaidrība; atšķirība kenyataan duidelijkheidklarhet, tydelighet wyrazistość منفرد nitidez claritate отчётливость zreteľnosť razločnost jasnoća tydlighet ความชัดเจน...
7. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished
8. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
   countable, uncountable
9. different and easily identified. I recognized her from a long way off – she has a very distinctive walk! onderskeidend, kenmerkend مُمَيّز отличителен distintivo příznačný, charakteristický bezeichnend særpræget; karakteristisk ξεχωριστός, αναγνωρίσιμοςdistintivo, característico eriline مشخص کننده؛ شاخص erottuva distinctifאופייני, ייחודי विशेष, भेद बताने वाला, सविशेष, विशेषक karakteristično megkülönböztető berbeda sérstakur, sérkennandi caratteristico 特有の 뚜렷이 구별되는 būdingas, charakteringas atš...
10. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished
11. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.
    countable, specifically, uncountable
12. vernaamheid بصورةٍ مُمَيَّزَه/ واضِحَه характерно distintivamente příznačně, charakteristicky bezeichnend særpræget; karakteristiskt ευδιάκριτα distintivamente, característicamente selgesti بطور متمایز erottuvasti distinctivement בְּאוֹפֶן יִיחוּדִי विशिष्टतापूर्वक distinktivno, izrazito megkülönböztetően secara mencolok greinilega; á auðkennandi hátt distintivamente, chiaramente 独特に 뚜렷하게 savitai, skirtingai atšķirīgi secara sendiri kenmerkendsæregent, påfallendewyraźnie ممتاز distintivamente...
13. The act of distinguishing; differentiation: economists making an ongoing distinction between domestic and foreign markets.
14. A distinguishing factor, attribute, or characteristic: a legal system blind to distinctions of race, gender, and class.
15. Excellence or eminence, as of performance, character, or reputation: a diplomat of distinction.
16. the act or an instance of distinguishing or differentiating
17. a distinguishing feature
18. the state of being different or distinguishable

Equivalents

Examples

“The proper course for me, gentlemen of the jury, is to deal first with the earliest charges that have been falsely brought against me, and with my earliest accursers; and then with the later ones. I make this distinction because […]”

“There is a distinction to be made between resting and slacking.”

“We must always make a distinction that right versus wrong is different from legal and illegal.”

“In spite of these qualifications, the broad distinction between instinct and habit is undeniable. To take extreme cases, every animal at birth can take food by instinct, before it has had opportunity to learn; on the other hand, no one can ride a bicycle by instinct, though, after learning, the necessary movements become just as automatic as if they were instinctive.”

“But, for practical purposes, it is possible to draw a distinction between a statement of facts observed and an expression of opinion as to the inference to be drawn from these facts, and the rule telling witnesses to state facts and not express opinions is of great value in keeping their statements out of the region of argument and conjecture.”

“This reflects a longtime distinction between "good Jews" and "international Jews," drawn in a 1920 article by Winston Churchill, which put in the "good category" "national Jews" assimilated into British culture and Zionist Jews in Palestine, and into the malevolent one those who fueled "this world-wide conspiracy for the overthrow of civilization."”

“Gedeon Van Rompay had the dubious distinction of being the only Site employee personally hired by Edwin Falkirk, former All Sections Chief and perennial piece of human trash. Lillian had found it easy not to hold this against the man, but only because there were so many other odious things about him to choose from. He was misogynist, he was chauvinistic, he was boorish, he was violent. Just about the only metric on which she rated Van Rompay higher than Falkirk was transphobia; the big man made no distinction between varieties of womanhood, feeling superior to all of them equally.”

“She had the distinction of meeting the Queen.”

“Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.”

“Leighton Baines, playing with distinction again, sent over a left-wing cross with pace and accuracy. Welbeck, prominently involved all night, could not reach it but Rooney was directly behind him, flashing his header past Szczesny.”

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