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dis⋅tinc⋅tion

  [di-stingk-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a marking off or distinguishing as different: His distinction of sounds is excellent.
2. the recognizing or noting of differences; discrimination: to make a distinction between right and wrong.
3. a discrimination made between things as different; special regard or favoritism: Death comes to all without distinction.
4. condition of being different; difference: There is a distinction between what he says and what he does.
5. a distinguishing quality or characteristic: It has the distinction of being the oldest house in the town.
6. a distinguishing or treating with special honor, attention, or favor.
7. an act of bestowing, or a mark of, honor or favor.
8. marked superiority; note; eminence.
9. distinguished appearance.
10. Obsolete. division; separation.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME distinccioun (< AF) < L distinctiōn- (s. of distinctiō), equiv. to distinct(us) (see distinct ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
dis⋅tinc⋅tion⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
3. Distinction and difference may both refer to perceivable dissimilarities and, in this meaning, may be used interchangeably: There is a distinction (difference) between the two. Distinction, however, usually suggests the perception of dissimilarity, as the result of analysis and discrimination: a carefully made distinction between two treatments of the same theme; whereas difference refers only to the condition of being dissimilar: the difference between Gothic and Roman architecture. “A distinction without a difference” is a way of referring to an artificial or false discrimination. 7. See honor. 8. renown, importance.

Antonyms:
4. resemblance.
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dis·tinc·tion   (dĭ-stĭngk'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of distinguishing; differentiation.

  2. The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference: "the crucial distinction between education and indoctrination" (A. Bartlett Giamatti). See Synonyms at difference.

  3. A distinguishing factor, attribute, or characteristic.

    1. Excellence or eminence, as of performance, character, or reputation: a diplomat of distinction.

    2. A special feature or quality conferring superiority.

  5. Recognition of achievement or superiority; honor: graduated with distinction.

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Word Origin & History

distinction 
c.1340, "action of distinguishing," from L. distinctionem, from stem of distinguere (see distinguish). Meaning "excellence or eminence" (what distinguishes from others) is first recorded 1699. Distinctive is first recorded 1583; distinct is from 1382.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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