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Meanings of distinction in английском

каталонский
preeminència
испанский
eminencia

High status importance owing to marked superiority.

        preeminència
        испанский
        distinción
        каталонский
        distinció

        Social phenomenon whereby members of one social group differentiate themselves intentionally or unintentionally from members of other social groups.

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              distinción
              португальский
              diferenciação
              каталонский
              distinció
              испанский
              diferenciación

              A discrimination between things as different and distinct.

                    diferenciação
                    русский
                    разница
                    каталонский
                    distinció
                    испанский
                    distinción

                    Fundamental philosophical abstraction; the recognition of difference.

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                          разница
                          Usage of distinction in английском
                          1
                          Of course I don't really believe that Grieve doesn't understand the distinction.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          In addition, means to aid in the process of distinction are suggested.
                          Pubmed
                          3
                          De Jager said there was a distinction between different forms of rescheduling.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          The same distinction is found in the drama and in fictitious narrative.
                          Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
                          5
                          Philosophically, the difference turns about the distinction of the particular and universal.
                          Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
                          6
                          But to weather people, the distinction marks a difference of great importance.
                          The Irish Times
                          7
                          He was a martinet; he knew it; he gloried on the distinction.
                          South Wind
                          8
                          I tried to make the distinction between civil law and religious law.
                          Ebony
                          9
                          The majority opinion draws a distinction between making news and breaking it.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          Then Las Vegas gained a new distinction: the nation's highest foreclosure rate.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          In some cases, the very distinction between mass and energy breaks down.
                          The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
                          12
                          Nor was there any longer a distinction between agricultural and industrial areas.
                          Last and First Men
                          13
                          There would be no distinction between access for private and public patients.
                          The Irish Times
                          14
                          In these four species, scientists see considerable social complexity and individual distinction.
                          Wired
                          15
                          The duchess assigned to her the sinister distinction of the simple pronoun.
                          The Indiscretion of the Duchess / Being a Story Concerning Two L...
                          16
                          The distinction lies in the capacity for enjoyment while the sensation lasts.
                          A Fool and His Money
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                          Distinction through the time
                          Distinction across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
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                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
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