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distinct   (TTS Sound)

The adj distinct has 5 senses

• distinct, distinguishable -- ((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")


• discrete, distinct -- (constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions")


• distinct, decided -- (recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage")


• clear-cut, distinct, trenchant -- (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")