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Distinction
dɪˈstɪŋ(k)ʃn
Distinction definitions
noun
distinction
distinctions
- a difference or contrast between similar things or people
"there is a sharp distinction between what is work and what is leisure"
- the separation of people or things into different groups according to their characteristics
"high interest rates strike down, without distinction, small businesses and the unemployed"
- excellence that sets someone or something apart from others
"a novelist of distinction"
- a decoration or honour awarded to someone
"he gained the highest distinction awarded for excellence in photography"
- a grade in an examination denoting excellence
"she gained a distinction in her diploma"