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di-STINGKT/dɪˈstɪŋkt/

Distinct means clearly different, or easy to notice as separate — more precise than a vague different. Keep it apart from distinctive, which means typical of one person or thing (a distinctive voice). You say distinct from, and a distinct possibility / advantage; distinctly is the adverb (I distinctly remember).

Meaning

Clearly different or easy to notice.

Examples

• “There are three distinct types of error.”
• “Her accent is distinct from the others in the class.”
• “There is a distinct smell of smoke in the corridor.”

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distinct from + noun. distinctive = typical of someone/something.

Near in meaning

separate

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