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   distinction

   /dɪˈstɪŋ(k)ʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a difference or contrast between similar things or people: "there is a sharp distinction between what is work and what is leisure" Similar differencecontrastdissimilaritydissimilitudedivergencevariancevariationdivisionseparationdifferentiationcontradistinctiondiscriminationsegregationdividing linegulfgapchasmOpposite similarity
   • ▪ the separation of people or things into different groups according to their characteristics: "high interest rates strike down, without distinction, small businesses and the unemployed"
   • 2. excellence that sets someone or something apart from others: "a novelist of distinction" Similar importancesignificancenoteconsequenceaccountrenownfamecelebrityprominenceeminencepre-eminencereputereputationhonourprestigestatushigh standingillustriousnessnamemarkrankmeritworthgreatnessexcellencegloryqualitysuperiorityOpposite mediocrity
   • ▪ a decoration or honour awarded to someone: "he gained the highest distinction awarded for excellence in photography" Similar honourcreditexcellencemerit
   • ▪ a grade in an examination denoting excellence: "she gained a distinction in her diploma"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘subdivision, category’): via Old French from Latin distinctio(n-), from the verb distinguere (see distinguish).

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   What does it mean to be marked for distinction?

   • When you are marked for distinction, it means you are someone who is going to do well in life. You will set yourself apart from others. Distinction means being set apart, often by excellence. When things are distinct from one another, they are different. It is the distinctions that make them this way.

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   What does distinction mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISTINCTION definition: 1. a difference between two similar things: 2. the quality of being excellent: 3. a mark given to…. Learn more.

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   What is a distinction without a difference?

   • a point that somebody wants to suggest is a difference when in fact it is not different at all His government did not brand them terrorists, but rather ‘an entity that supports terrorism’. That may prove to be a distinction without a difference. Definition of distinction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is the difference between distinction and difference?

   • Distinction, however, usually suggests the perception of dissimilarity, as the result of analysis and discrimination: a carefully made distinction between two treatments of the same theme; whereas difference refers only to the condition of being dissimilar: the difference between Gothic and Roman architecture.

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   What does difference mean?

   • n. 1. a distinguishing as different. 2. the recognizing of differences; discrimination: to make a distinction between right and wrong. 3. a discrimination made between things as different: Death comes to all without distinction. 4. the condition of being different; difference: the distinction between talk and action.

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   What is the meaning of distinguished?

   • a distinguishing or treating with special honor, attention, or favor. an act of bestowing, or a mark of, honor or favor. marked superiority; note; eminence. distinguished distinguished appearance. Obsolete. division; separation.

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   • [countable] distinction (between A and B) a clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that are similar or related. distinctions between traditional and modern societies.
   • [uncountable] the act of separating people or things into different groups. distinction (between A and B) The new law makes no distinction between adults and children (= treats them equally).
   • [singular] the quality of being something that is special. She had the distinction of being the first woman to fly the Atlantic. Extra Examples. Fennel leaves add distinction to any dish.
   • [uncountable] the quality of being excellent or important. a writer of distinction. Extra Examples. She is a historian of great distinction. She achieved distinction in several fields of scholarship.

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