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distinction

noun
  1. a distinguishing difference
    “We learned the distinction between gold and lead.”
  2. a distinguishing quality
    “It has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town.”
    characteristic
  3. a discrimination between things as different and distinct
    “It is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation.”
    differentiation
  4. high status importance owing to marked superiority
    “They are a violinist of distinction.”
    noteeminencepreeminence