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distinguition

distinguition noun: the act of distinguishing; the state or quality of being distinguished; distinguishment, distinction.

Noun

distinguition (plural distinguitions)

  1. (nonstandard, rare, non-native speakers' English) The act of distinguishing; the state or quality of being distinguished; distinguishment, distinction.
    • Both D- and L-tryptophan are so similar that distinguition of one of the isomers from the other is impossible.2016, Ernst Obermeier, Transducers ’01 Eurosensors XV: The 11th International Conference on Solid, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, page 401
    • It is this feature that helps in the distinguition between glioma and encephalocele. Management: Successful management of glioma is only by surgical removal of the mass in full.c. 2008, Dr. T. Balasubramanian, Congenital Malformation of Nose and Paranasal Sinuses, Otolaryngology Online, page 13

Forms of distinguition

pluraldistinguitions

Origin of distinguition

From distinguish.

Questions about distinguition

What does distinguition mean?
Distinguition means the act of distinguishing; the state or quality of being distinguished; distinguishment, distinction.
What part of speech is distinguition?
Distinguition is a noun.
What is the plural of distinguition?
The plural of distinguition is distinguitions.

Words near distinguition in the dictionary

  1. distinguishings
  2. distinguishment
  3. distinguishments
  4. distinguishness
  5. distinguisht
  6. distinguition
  7. distinguitions
  8. distinguo
  9. distinguos
  10. distingué
  11. distinguée

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