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(satellite adjective) recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" |
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Synonyms: decided |
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(adjective) 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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Antonyms: indistinct |
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(satellite adjective) (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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(satellite adjective) 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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(satellite adjective) 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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