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Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.
Daniel Dennett

Meaning of "distinct" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISTINCT

From Latin distinctus, from distinguere to distinguish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTINCT

distinct  [dɪˈstɪŋkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTINCT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distinct is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISTINCT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Distinct

Two or more things are distinct if no two of them are the same thing. In mathematics, two things are called distinct if they are not equal. In physics two things are distinct if they cannot be mapped to each other.

Definition of distinct in the English dictionary

The first definition of distinct in the dictionary is easily sensed or understood; clear; precise. Other definition of distinct is not the same ; separate ; distinguished. Distinct is also not alike; different.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTINCT


cinct
sɪŋkt
discinct
dɪˈsɪŋkt
extinct
ɪkˈstɪŋkt
indistinct
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkt
instinct
ˈɪnstɪŋkt
overinked
ˌəʊvərˈɪŋkt
precinct
ˈpriːsɪŋkt
procinct
prəʊˈsɪŋkt
sexlinked
ˈsɛksˌlɪŋkt
succinct
səkˈsɪŋkt
tinct
tɪŋkt
unextinct
ˌʌnɪkˈstɪŋkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTINCT

distilment
distinction
distinctive
distinctively
distinctiveness
distinctiveness ratio
distinctly
distinctness
distincture
distinguee
distinguish
distinguishable
distinguishably
distinguished
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Order
distinguished-looking
distinguisher

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTINCT

depeinct
gut instinct
herd instinct
homing instinct
killer instinct
life instinct
maternal instinct
pedestrian precinct
shopping precinct
survival instinct
voting precinct

Synonyms and antonyms of distinct in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISTINCT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «distinct» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of distinct

Translation of «distinct» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTINCT

Find out the translation of distinct to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distinct from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distinct» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有区别的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distinto
570 millions of speakers

English

distinct
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متميزة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отличие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distinto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিসটিলমেন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distinct
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyulingan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verschieden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異なる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distilment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

riêng biệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரைசல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तटस्थता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

distilment
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distinto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odrębną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відміну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distinct
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακριτές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duidelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distinkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distinkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distinct

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTINCT»

The term «distinct» is very widely used and occupies the 7.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTINCT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «distinct» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «distinct» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distinct

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISTINCT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word distinct.
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Sam Abell
There are a lot of ways to be expressive in life, but I wasn't good at some of them. Music, for instance. I was a distinct failure with the cello. Eventually, my parents sold the cello and bought a vacuum cleaner. The sound in our home improved.
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Louis Begley
I think that Jews - because they are a distinct, gifted and successful group that differentiates itself from societies in which it lives - are vulnerable wherever the rule of law is not paramount.
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Tim Bishop
This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.
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Andrew Coyle Bradley
King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure.
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Barbara Broccoli
I think Bond the character is distinct: He's British, he has a certain code that he lives by, he's incorruptible... he's a classical hero, but he's also fallible. He has inner demons, inner conflicts, and he's a romantic.
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Carter Burwell
I like business and personal life to be distinct.
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George Washington Carver
No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.
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Adelaide Clemens
I remember vividly one distinct memory of arriving in Hong Kong and being the only blonde haired girl in this sea of international students, and thinking, 'Oh, my God. There's no hiding here.'
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Rene Daumal
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.
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Daniel Dennett
Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTINCT»

Discover the use of distinct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distinct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Memory for Action : A Distinct Form of Episodic Memory?: A ...
The book presents in eight chapters our actual knowledge on memory for actions and it gives room to the proponents of the opposing models to develop their view for explaining action memory.
Hubert D. Zimmer Professor of Psychology University of Saarland, Ronald L. Cohen Professor of Psychology Glendon College, Melissa J. Guynn Professor of Psychology New Mexico State University, 2001
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Be Distinct (2 Kings & 2 Chronicles): Standing Firmly ...
Based on the books of 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, this study offers an eye-opening look at the high price of conformity, and shares how we can stay distinct from our surroundings.
Warren W. Wiersbe, 2010
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Distinct Inheritances: Property, Family and Community in a ...
"This book explores the relationship between inheritance practices, property systems and kinship.
Hannes Grandits, Patrick Heady, 2003
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Politics and Social Change in Latin America: Still a ...
New edition of a pioneering exploration of Latin American politics and political culture.
Howard J. Wiarda, Margaret MacLeish Mott, 2003
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The Old Syriac Gospel of the Distinct Evangelists: A ...
A concordance of the two text witnesses to the Old Syriac Gospel of the Distinct Evangelists (Evangelion da-Mepharreshe), namely Codex Curetonianus & Codex Sinaiticus.
Jerome A. Lund, George Anton Kiraz, 2004
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A distinct voice: medieval studies in honor of Leonard E. ...
The twenty-five articles in this festschrift exemplify the wide-ranging interests of Leonard E. Boyle, O.P., Prefect of the Vatican Library and Senior Fellow Emeritus of the pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, in medieval ...
Jacqueline Brown, William P. Stoneman, Leonard E. Boyle, 1997
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A Full, True, Distinct and Perfect Account of the Prodigy, ...
John Whalley.
John Whalley, 1713
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Distinct Value Estimation by Sampling on Unstructured Peer ...
An analysis of block-level sampling on databases is discussed in [10], where block-level estimates are used to construct histograms and perform distinct value estimation. The authors in [12] consider this and also suggest an optimal error ...
Zubin Matthew Joseph, 2007
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Three Distinct Knocks
Essential for the Masonic student and scholar. This book gives the verbatim degree work of that time.
Samuel Pritchard, 2010
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Economics and religion: are they distinct?
The case studies comprise the first part of the book and are listed chronologically.
H. Geoffrey Brennan, Anthony Michael C. Waterman, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTINCT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distinct is used in the context of the following news items.
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Purchase agreements: goodwill as a distinct asset
Goodwill is generally considered to be the amount paid for a business over its fair market value or its identified assets. Examples of goodwill ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
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Acting like kids at Christmastime
There are shadows of possible craters and other distinctive markings, also color photographs are showing two, distinct, and different sides to ... «McCook Daily Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Identical Kid Goats Are Two Very Distinct Characters
Moms are usually keen to stamp out any sibling rivalry amongst their kids, and it's no different in goat families. Charlotte and Harper may be just ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Big Five - A Band With Distinct Sound
Kangende Nga Munonya is a timeless classic by Afrigo band. Astonishingly, it was the biggest hit by the Big Five band. This may seem ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Rosetta comet lander Philae could be sitting on ALIEN living …
Distinct features of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, such as its organic-rich black crust, are best explained by the presence of living ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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New Horizons color images reveal two distinct faces of Pluto
New color images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show two very different faces of the mysterious dwarf planet, one with a series of ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Percussionist offers distinct music view
Obed Succari has learned from jazz masters including Tito Rodriguez and Tata Güines. (Photo: Alex Kornienko). 23 CONNECT 3 ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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British pair tread distinct paths on the road to last 16
For Andy Murray, the road is a familiar one as he drives from home to Wimbledon in his Porsche Cayenne and sets course for a place in the ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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Photos of Pluto in COLOUR as New Horizons spots 2 distinct faces …
With each passing day, new images of the fascinating dwarf planet emerge - and the latest, in colour, showing two distinct faces on the world ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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DJ Zedd stays ahead of EDM curve with distinct new album, True …
"I want to make a timeless album. One that tells a story from start to finish," he reveals. "To that end, I earmarked each song with a distinct colour ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

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