| distinct [a] |
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| 1) | easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" |
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| chiseled clean-cut crisp crystalline defined knifelike razor-sharp clear definite precise indistinct |
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| 2) | (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" |
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| Synonyms : | distinguishable |
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| different |
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| 3) | constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" |
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| Synonyms : | discrete |
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| separate |
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| 4) | recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" |
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| Synonyms : | decided |
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| definite |
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| 5) | clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" |
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| Synonyms : | clear-cut trenchant |
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| clear |
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