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   distinct

   /dɪˈstɪŋ(k)t/

   adjective

   • 1. recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type: "the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing" Similar clearclear-cutdefinitewell definedsharpmarkeddecidedunmistakableeasily distinguishablerecognizablevisibleperceptiblenoticeableobviousplainplain as dayevidentapparentmanifestpatentpalpableunambiguousunequivocalpronouncedprominentstrikingOpposite indistinctfuzzyindefinite
   • ▪ physically separate: "the gallery is divided into five distinct spaces" Similar discreteseparateindividualdifferentunconnectedunassociateddetachedprecisespecificdistinctivedissimilarunalikecontrastingdisparateuniquesui generisOpposite indistinctoverlappingapproximate
   • 2. readily distinguishable by the senses: "a distinct smell of nicotine"
   • ▪ (used for emphasis) so clearly apparent to the mind as to be unmistakable; definite: "he got the distinct impression that Melissa wasn't best pleased"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘differentiated’): from Latin distinctus ‘separated, distinguished’, from the verb distinguere (see distinguish).

   Derivatives

   • 1. distinctness noun

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