Definitions
a distinguishing difference between similar things or people
Word origin
From Middle English distinccioun, from Old French distinction (attested from the 12th century), borrowed from Latin distinctiōnem, action noun of distinguō (“separate, distinguish”). Attested in English from the late 14th century.
Used in a sentence
“There is a distinction to be made between resting and slacking.”
“We must always make a distinction that right versus wrong is different from legal and illegal.”
“She had the distinction of meeting the Queen.”
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