distinction
IPA: dɪstˈɪŋkʃʌn
noun
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
- Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.
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Examples of "distinction" in Sentences
- There is a distinction between senescent cells.
- The distinction between the three is alway fuzzy.
- Pantheism overcomes the distinction between god and nature.
- They emphasized the distinction between the soul and the body.
- The distinction between horticulture and gardening is important.
- A distinction between the two may seem unnecessarily fastidious.
- This is the distinction between descriptive and predictive models.
- They surmounted a distinction between the organism and the environment.
- This gets to the heart of the distinction between modernism and postmodernism.
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