distinct
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(s) (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
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(a) 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
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(s) constituting a separate entity or part
- a government with three discrete divisions
- on two distinct occasions
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(s) recognizable; marked
- noticed a distinct improvement
- at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage
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(s) 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