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nouna discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
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nounhigh status importance owing to marked superiority
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nouna distinguishing difference between similar things or peopletype of:
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nounan honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
Examples of distinction
- "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
- "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
- "she graduated with the highest distinction"