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Distinguishing

Distinguishing Meaning & Definition
Distinguishing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Distinguishing?

[adj] serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Distinguishing: characteristic | distinctive | identifying(a)

Related Terms | Find terms related to Distinguishing: accurate | appreciative | characteristic | characterizing | contrastive | critical | delicate | diacritical | diagnostic | differencing | differential | differentiative | discriminate | discriminating | discriminative | distinctive | exact | exemplary | fastidious | fine | idiosyncratic | individualizing | individuating | natural | naturalistic | nice | normal | peculiar | personalizing | precise | quintessential | realistic | refined | regular | sample | selective | sensitive | separative | subtle | tactful | true to form | true to type | typal | typic | typical | usual

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Distinguishing In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*tin"guish*ing\, a. Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic. The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion. --Locke. {Distinguishing pennant} (Naut.), a special pennant by which any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled. --Simmonds.

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