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Definition of a distinct in English English dictionary
distinct: Noticeably different
Olga's voice is quite distinct because of her accent.
distinct: Very clear
Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.
distinct: {a} clear, plain, full, different, marked out
distinct: (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
distinct: To distinguish
distinct: adj not identical
distinct: Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified
distinct: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
distinct: If an idea, thought, or intention is distinct, it is clear and definite. Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a distinct change in her attitude + distinctly dis·tinct·ly I distinctly remember wishing I had not got involved
distinct: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
distinct: 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"
distinct: recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" 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" (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
distinct: So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well- defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect
distinct: {s} clear, plain; different; separate
distinct: When a single odor or taste is clearly defined
distinct: 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"
distinct: A group function which specifies that only one row will be returned for each unique value For example, a select distinct on last name would return only one value for "Smith", even if there were 5 different Smiths in the warehouse
distinct: emphasis You can use distinct to emphasize that something is great enough in amount or degree to be noticeable or important. Being 6ft 3in tall has some distinct disadvantages! = definite + distinctly dis·tinct·ly His government is looking distinctly shaky
distinct: Marked; variegated
distinct: Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; with from
distinct: Different from one another
distinct: A SQL keyword used in the SELECT statement to remove duplicate rows from the output
distinct: To become clearly noticeable
distinct: A phrase used in the SELECT relational algebra operator to list only those values of an attribute that are different from each other If a particular value is selected multiple times, it will only appear once in the result table
distinct: adj not identical @IGindex{documentation string}
distinct: If something is distinct, you can hear, see, or taste it clearly. to impart a distinct flavor with a minimum of cooking fat. + distinctly dis·tinct·ly I distinctly heard the loudspeaker calling passengers for the Turin-Amsterdam flight
distinct: Not identical; different; individual
distinct: If something is distinct from something else of the same type, it is different or separate from it. Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another and from science This book is divided into two distinct parts. + distinctly dis·tinct·ly a banking industry with two distinctly different sectors
distinct: If you say that you are talking about one thing as distinct from another, you are indicating exactly which thing you mean. There's a lot of evidence that oily fish, as distinct from fatty meat, has a beneficial effect