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Meaning of distinct

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  distinct
      adj 1: (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"
             [syn: {distinct}, {distinguishable}]
      2: 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" [ant: {indistinct}]
      3: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with
         three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn:
         {discrete}, {distinct}]
      4: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a
         distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: {distinct},
         {decided}]
      5: 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" [syn: {clear-cut}, {distinct},
         {trenchant}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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