Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distinguition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tin-gui-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of distinguishing; the state or quality of being distinguished; distinguishment, distinction.

Example Sentences

"Both D- and L-tryptophan are so similar that distinguition of one of the isomers from the other is impossible."
"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."
"Deliberations over the rights and wrongs of sentimentality continue, Robert is still having difficulty with vocabulary in this regard; 'Sensitive', 'sensible' and 'sentimental' – damn these 3 things, I'll never find the real distinguition out of them."

Etymology

From distinguish.

Inflected Forms

distinguitions (plural)

Questions

What does distinguition mean?: The act of distinguishing; the state or quality of being distinguished; distinguishment, distinction.
Where does distinguition come from?: From distinguish.

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