01 a. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
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Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.[Obs.]“Wherever thus created -- for no place Is yet distinct by name.” — Milton.
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Marked; variegated.[Obs.]“The which [place] was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare delight.” — Spenser.
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Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.“The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct.” — Clarendon.
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Not identical; different; individual.“To offend, and judge, are distinct offices.” — Shak.
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So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect.“Relation more particular and distinct.” — Milton.
Syn.
Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear; plain; conspicuous; obvious.