Usually means: Recognition of difference or excellence.
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  1. distinction: Merriam-Webster
  2. distinction: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. distinction: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  14. distinction: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Distinction (book), Distinction (law), Distinction (philosophy), Distinction (sociology), Distinction: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Distinction: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. distinction: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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  20. distinction: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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  25. distinction: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (distinction)

▸ noun:  That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
▸ noun:  The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
▸ noun:  A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
▸ noun:  (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.

Similar:
differentiation, preeminence, note, eminence, distinguishing, difference, similarity, dichotomy, peculiarity, distinctiveness, more...

Opposite:
sameness, uniformity, similarity, equivalence, conformity

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honorary, medal, badge, order, title, more...

Phrases:
without distinction, class distinction, analytic synthetic distinction, analytic-synthetic distinction, counter distinction, more...

Adjectives:
clear, important, such, sharp, great, real, fundamental, further, basic, similar, crucial

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Similar:
differentiation, preeminence, note, eminence, distinguishing, difference, similarity, dichotomy, peculiarity, distinctiveness, more...

Opposite:
sameness, uniformity, similarity, equivalence, conformity

Types:
honorary, medal, badge, order, title, more...

Phrases:
without distinction, class distinction, analytic synthetic distinction, analytic-synthetic distinction, counter distinction, distinction without a difference, T-V distinction, use-mention distinction, more...

Adjectives:
clear, important, such, sharp, great, real, fundamental, further, basic, similar, crucial

Colors:
    gold,     silver,     platinum,     royal blue,     burgundy, more...



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