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For me, if its television, if it's theater, if it's film, and it's good, I don't make much of distinction between the 3. I think there's only so many great stories out there. If you get the chance to be a part of one, it doesn't matter what it is.
Tom Cavanagh

Meaning of "distinction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTINCTION

distinction  [dɪˈstɪŋkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTINCTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distinction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISTINCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of distinction in the English dictionary

The first definition of distinction in the dictionary is the act or an instance of distinguishing or differentiating. Other definition of distinction is a distinguishing feature. Distinction is also the state of being different or distinguishable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTINCTION


adjunction
əˈdʒʌŋkʃən
compunction
kəmˈpʌŋkʃən
conjunction
kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən
contradistinction
ˌkɒntrədɪˈstɪŋkʃən
disfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
disjunction
dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən
dysfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
eigenfunction
ˈaɪɡənˌfʌŋkʃən
expunction
ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən
extinction
ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən
function
ˈfʌŋkʃən
hyperfunction
ˌhaɪpəˈfʌŋkʃən
indistinction
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkʃən
injunction
ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən
intinction
ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən
junction
ˈdʒʌŋkʃən
malfunction
mælˈfʌŋkʃən
multifunction
ˈmʌltɪˌfʌŋkʃən
sanction
ˈsæŋkʃən
unction
ˈʌŋkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTINCTION

distinct
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
distinguishing

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTINCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of distinction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISTINCTION»

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

Translation of «distinction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTINCTION

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

Translator English - Chinese

区分
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distinción
570 millions of speakers

English

distinction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تـَمْييز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

различие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distinção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বতন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distinction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbeza
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterscheidung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

区別
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구별
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Béda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phân biệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனித்துவமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भिन्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

farklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distinzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozróżnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмінність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

distincție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάκριση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderskeiding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utmärkelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forskjell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distinction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTINCTION»

The term «distinction» is very widely used and occupies the 11.823 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTINCTION» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISTINCTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word distinction.
1
Charles Kendall Adams
No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.
2
Samuel Alexander
But though cognition is not an element of mental action, nor even in any real sense of the word an aspect of it, the distinction of cognition and conation has if properly defined a definite value.
3
Washington Allston
Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.
4
David Antin
There is probably no oral society that fails to mark the spatial distinction of left and right, peculiar as this distinction may be.
5
David Antin
Children frequently sing meaningful phrases to themselves over and over again before they learn to make a distinction between singing and saying.
6
Minna Antrim
To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction.
7
Kenneth Baker
It was always said that the big distinction between the French and the English is that the English are intelligent and the French are intellectual.
8
Walter Benjamin
The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.
9
Bill Brandt
A photographer must be prepared to catch and hold on to those elements which give distinction to the subject or lend it atmosphere.
10
Tom Cavanagh
For me, if its television, if it's theater, if it's film, and it's good, I don't make much of distinction between the 3. I think there's only so many great stories out there. If you get the chance to be a part of one, it doesn't matter what it is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTINCTION»

Discover the use of distinction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distinction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
First published in 1979, the book is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind.
Pierre Bourdieu, 2013
2
Culture, Class, Distinction
Drawing on the first systematic study of cultural capital in contemporary Britain, Culture, Class, Distinction examines the role played by culture in the relationships between class, gender and ethnicity.
Tony Bennett, Mike Savage, Professor of Sociology Mike Savage, 2009
3
Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand
Praise for Career Distinction "Hands down, this book is the bible on branding for your career!
William Arruda, Kirsten Dixson, 2010
4
The Distinction of Fiction
In The Distinction of Fiction, Dorrit Cohn argues that fiction does present specific clues to its fictionality, and its own justifications.
Dorrit Cohn, 2000
5
Theories of Distinction: Redescribing the Descriptions of ...
The essays in this volume formulate what is considered to be the preconditions for an adequate theory of modern society.
Niklas Luhmann, William Rasch, 2002
6
Change of Fortune, A (Ladies of Distinction Book #1)
" --Desert News Jen Turano is a graduate of the University of Akron with a degree in Clothing and Textiles. She is a member of ACFW and makes her home in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and son. This is her first novel.
Jen Turano, 2012
7
A Democracy of Distinction: Aristotle and the Work of Politics
Concerned especially with the work of making a democracy of distinction, Frank shows that such a democracy requires freedom and equality achieved through the exercise of virtue.
Jill Frank, 2005
8
A Continental Distinction in the Common Law: A Historical ...
This book is the first comprehensive historical and comparative analysis of the emergence of English Public law as a distinct branch of law to govern the state.
J. W. F. Allison, 2000
9
Speak with Distinction: The Classic Skinner Method to Speech ...
Some important additions to the book are the extensive Glossary and Index, abundant guides to pronunciations, new sections featuring such details as the complete "Ask-List" of words, a program for the elimination of glottal attacks of vowel ...
Edith Skinner, 2000
10
Distinction and Denial: Race, Nation, and the Critical ...
Distinction and Denial challenges conventional theories of race and art by examining the role early twentieth-century art critics played in marginalizing African American artists.
Mary Ann Calo, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTINCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distinction is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DNC Chair Says This 'Important Distinction' Needs to Be Drawn …
That's the “important distinction” she said needs to be made in the religious freedom debate. Her comments come amid the controversial case ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
2
Lyndhurst names 4 homes 'properties of distinction' (photos)
LYNDHURST, Ohio — Tidy and traditional wins when it comes to landscaping in Lyndhurst, at least in the eyes of city officials who chose the ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
3
Microsoft: Nadella Continues To Lead With Distinction (MSFT)
CEO Satya Nadella has been nothing but direct and has led with distinction since replacing the inept and prickly Steve Ballmer at the helm. «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
4
Better Business Bureau Recognizes Sutherland Mortgage Services …
Recognized as a Winner of Distinction, this was the fourth time Sutherland Mortgage Services has been acknowledged by the Better Business ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
5
Pembroke official receives Certificate of Distinction
Pembroke City Council member Tiffany Walraven received a Certificate of Distinction from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
6
Eisenhower students earn Honors with Distinction
Eisenhower High School proudly announces the students who earned Honors with Distinction for posting a cumulative grade point average of ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Rural Bengal gets dubious distinction of being beggars' haven
Kolkata: The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 has drawn a grim picture for the state of West Bengal which has emerged as having the ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
8
Altman School vies for national distinction
Pekin District 108 and Altman Elementary School are in line for an A+ from the U.S. Department of Education for the dedication the staff exhibits ... «Pekin Daily Times, Jul 15»
9
That elusive distinction between rights courts are competent at …
Why do liberals generally believe that courts should intervene to protect so-called certain rights, like the right to marry or to terminate pregnancy ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
A distinction for the Alamo
Both are designated World Historic Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Along with other ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»

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