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English noun: distinction | |||
| 1. | distinction (cognition) a discrimination between things as different and distinct | ||
| Samples | It is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation. | ||
| Synonyms | differentiation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discrimination, secernment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contradistinction, contrast, demarcation, dividing line, hairsplitting, line, word-splitting | ||
| 2. | distinction (state) high status importance owing to marked superiority | ||
| Samples | A scholar of great eminence. | ||
| Synonyms | eminence, note, preeminence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | high status | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | king | ||
| 3. | distinction (attribute) a distinguishing quality | ||
| Samples | It has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| 4. | distinction (attribute) a distinguishing difference | ||
| Samples | He learned the distinction between gold and lead. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | difference | ||
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