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distinctive

[ dih-stingk-tiv ]

adjective

  1. serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: distinguishing:

    the distinctive stripes of the zebra.

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  2. having a special quality, style, attractiveness, etc.; notable.


distinctive

/ ɪˈɪŋɪ /

adjective

  1. serving or tending to distinguish
  2. denoting one of a set of minimal features of a phoneme in a given language that serve to distinguish it from other phonemes. The distinctive features of /p/ in English are that it is voiceless, bilabial, non-nasal, and plosive; /b/ is voiced, bilabial, non-nasal, and plosive: the two differ by the distinctive feature of voice
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈپԳپ, adverb
  • 徱ˈپԳپԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱·پԳt· adverb
  • 徱·پԳt·Ա noun
  • ܲd·پԳt adjective
  • sub徱·پԳt· adverb
  • sub徱·پԳt·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of distinctive1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Medieval Latin 徱پԳīܲ; equivalent to distinct + -ive
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At Franklin's Gardens kids wear his distinctive black head tape and make cardboard signs asking for Pollock's boots.

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"Each one offers a distinctive experience, showing the endless creativity and care that goes into making museums inspiring and exciting spaces for everyone," she noted, speaking on behalf of the award judges.

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We matched his distinctive uniform to an officer in a video recorded seconds later.

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Built in 1939 as the Floral Hall, the Ocean Room is a distinctive rotunda building, and for the past 50 years has operated as a night club and function venue.

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Chris used to have a grim, distinctive tic of executing his enemies in the head; now, the climactic battle is just a spray of bullets.

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