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distinguo

distinguo noun: a distinction.

Noun

distinguo (plural distinguos)

  1. A distinction.
    • We are told that the lady was silenced: yet it could be maintained that Jane Austen has not allowed Bingley to put forward the full strength of his position. He ought to have replied with a distinguo.1948, CS Lewis, Notes on the Way

Forms of distinguo

pluraldistinguos

Origin of distinguo

From Latin distinguō (“to distinguish”).

Questions about distinguo

What does distinguo mean?
Distinguo means a distinction.
What part of speech is distinguo?
Distinguo is a noun.
What is the plural of distinguo?
The plural of distinguo is distinguos.

Words near distinguo in the dictionary

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

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