OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20001

distinction

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
distinción
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
The proper course for me, gentlemen of the jury, is to deal first with the earliest charges that have been falsely brought against me, and with my earliest accursers; and then with…
distinción • prestancia
A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which ev…
She had the distinction of meeting the Queen.
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