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distinction   (TTS Sound)

The noun distinction has 4 senses

• differentiation, distinction -- (a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation")


• eminence, distinction, preeminence, note -- (high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence")


• distinction -- (a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town")


• distinction -- (a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead")