Definition of Distinction
Noun
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a distinguishing difference
"he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
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a distinguishing quality
"it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
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high status importance owing to marked superiority
"a scholar of great eminence"
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a discrimination between things as different and distinct
"it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
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