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distinct in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    clear-cut  distinct  trenchant 
  2. recognizable; marked
    "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
    distinct  decided 
  3. constituting a separate entity or part
    "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
    discrete  distinct 
  4. 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"
    distinct 
  5. (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"
    distinct  distinguishable 
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