distinct
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3.5
- adjective
- /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
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distinto
- Have you noticed that the human race is divided into two distinct and irreconcilable groups?
- a distinct group
- distinct patterns
- distinct types
They are made-up of three distinct things that happen.
- They are made-up of three distinct things that happen.
- And again, that's quite distinct from NADNADH.
- Well now, so how many distinct instructions can you give lad?
- They're ways in which they are distinct from each other.
- Each one of these peaks corresponds to a new and distinct pentaquark signal.
- American Sign Language has five distinct and unique parameters.
- So is there a language of the body that is distinct from the language of speech?
- You have a three, you have two, just three distinct people coming to you.
- We're building a set of knowledge that's that's distinct from reality.
- But but the clip was quite distinct from the podcast itself.
- But I think there have been a few distinct challenges.
Examples
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There were a total of 526 distinct courses taken by both of these groups.
Academic text (2015) -
How does simple ice create so many distinct forms?
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So, yeah, I would say they they look like very distinct, separate times.
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So now we know that we have three different distinct parts to the soul.
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This resulted in five distinct types of soldiers.
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American Sign Language has five distinct and unique parameters.
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Our country is dividing into two distinct behavioral groups.
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She explains that the human eye has two distinct regions for seeing the world.
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The book follows a number of plotlines across two distinct but parallel historical periods.
Academic text (2008) -
Each painting has its own distinct style, making them easily recognizable as separate works of art.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not the same as another person or thing
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3.9
Has a clear look or sound that makes it different from others
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7.9
Different in type so they cannot be easily compared
27
4.2
Easy to see and understand
24
6.1
Separate from other things and clearly different
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3.8
Different in appearance or nature
7
4.6
Easy to see or recognize as different from others
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3.7
Clearly different from one another in a way you notice
Different from another person or thing in important ways
Antonyms
How Distinct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Distinct comes from Latin parts like dis- 'apart' and the same root as distinguish, originally meaning 'marked off'. So, if something is distinct it is set 'apart' and clearly different from others.