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distinguishing

[dih-sting-gwi-shing]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

distinctive; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group.
Intricate rhyming is a distinguishing feature of her poetry.

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Other Word Forms

distinguishingly adverb
nondistinguishing adjective
self-distinguishing adjective
undistinguishing adjective
undistinguishingly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of distinguishing¹

First recorded in 1660–70; distinguish + -ing ²

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"These types of hate crimes are not distinguishing between where you fall on the political spectrum about the war" between Israel and Hamas, Ms Ayalon said.

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“The key issue here is distinguishing between hazard and harm,” Steier told Salon in an email.

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"Even a broken tooth can be a distinguishing mark that will help a family recognise a missing loved one."

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Sometimes distinguishing a tell’s layers is a subtle art, but a burn layer stands out from everything around it.

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Another distinguishing feature of the species is the presence of hooks on the middle of their eight arms.

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Distinguished Service Order distomatosis

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