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    • distinct :(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 :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 :constituting a separate entity or part
      • a government with three discrete divisions|on two distinct occasions

    • distinct :recognizable; marked
      • noticed a distinct improvement|at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage

    • distinct :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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