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Meaning: A discrimination between things as different and distinct Classified under: Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents Synonyms: differentiation; distinction Context example: it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation Hypernyms ("distinction" is a kind of...): discrimination; secernment (the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "distinction"): contradistinction (a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast) contrast; demarcation; dividing line; line (a conceptual separation or distinction) hairsplitting; word-splitting (making too fine distinctions of little importance)
Meaning: High status importance owing to marked superiority Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs Synonyms: eminence; preeminence; distinction; note Context example: a scholar of great eminence Hypernyms ("distinction" is a kind of...): high status (a position of superior status) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "distinction"): king (preeminence in a particular category or group or field)
Meaning: A distinguishing quality Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Context example: it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town Hypernyms ("distinction" is a kind of...): quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Meaning: A distinguishing difference Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Context example: he learned the distinction between gold and lead Hypernyms ("distinction" is a kind of...): difference (the quality of being unlike or dissimilar)  "It takes two to make a quarrel." (English proverb) "Fun and pleasure are located below the navel; dispute and trouble are also located there." (Bhutanese proverb) "Those who are far from the eye are far from the heart." (Arabic proverb) "May problems with neighbors last only as long as snow in March." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Definition of secernment Pronunciation of contrast Definition of line Definition of hairsplitting Definition of high status
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