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distinct

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distinct
/di stingkt"/, adj.
1. distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes fol. by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
2. different in nature or quality; dissimilar (sometimes fol. by from): Gold is distinct from iron.
3. clear to the senses or intellect; plain; unmistakable: The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
4. distinguishing or perceiving clearly: distinct vision.
5. unquestionably exceptional or notable: a distinct honor.
6. Archaic. distinctively decorated or adorned.
[1350-1400; ME < L distinctus, ptp. of disting(u)ere to divide off, pick out, distinguish (di- DI-2 + *sting(u)ere presumably, to prick, mark by pricking; cf. INSTINCT1, INSTIGATE)]
Syn. 1. individual. See various. 3. well-defined, unconfused.
Ant. 3, 4. indistinct.

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