Distinction (Noun)
Meaning 1
A distinguishing difference between similar things or people; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
An honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority; "she graduated with the highest distinction".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.