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Distinct (adjective)
Capable of being perceived very clearly.
“Her voice was distinct despite the heavy traffic.”
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Distinct (adjective)
Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being “from”).
“Horses are distinct from zebras.”
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Distinct (adjective)
Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
“Olga’s voice is quite distinct because of her accent.”
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Distinct (adjective)
Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
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Distinct (adjective)
Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
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Distinct (adjective)
Marked; variegated.
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Unique (adjective)
Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
“Every person has a unique life, therefore every person has a unique journey. ― Gary Cook”
“one of a kind|sui generis|singular”
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Unique (adjective)
Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
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Unique (adjective)
Particular, characteristic.
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Unique (adjective)
Of a rare quality, unusual.
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Unique (noun)
A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled.
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Distinct (adjective)
recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type
“there are two distinct types of sickle cell disease”
“the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing”
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Distinct (adjective)
physically separate
“the gallery is divided into five distinct spaces”
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Distinct (adjective)
readily distinguishable by the senses
“a distinct smell of nicotine”
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Distinct (adjective)
(used for emphasis) so clearly apparent to the mind as to be unmistakable; definite
“he got the distinct impression that Melissa wasn’t best pleased”
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Unique (adjective)
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else
“the situation was unique in British politics”
“original and unique designs”
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Unique (adjective)
belonging or connected to (one particular person, place, or thing)
“a style of architecture that is unique to Portugal”
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Unique (adjective)
particularly remarkable, special, or unusual
“a unique opportunity to see the spectacular Bolshoi Ballet”
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Unique (noun)
a unique person or thing
“some of Lamb’s writings were so memorably beautiful as to be uniques in their class”