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a.
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.
n.
That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real and apparent good.
a.
Of or pertaining to verses; designating distinct divisions of a writing.
n.
The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and physical forces.
adv.
With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see distinctly.
n.
Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he stated his arguments with great distinctness.
a.
Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.
n.
Distinctness.
n.
The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.
adv.
With distinction; plainly.
a.
Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.
n.
The young of the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), formerly considered a distinct species.
n.
State of being distinctive.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, that class of vital phenomena, such as digestion, absorption, assimilation, secretion, excretion, circulation, generation, etc., which are common to plants and animals, in distinction from sensation and volition, which are peculiar to animals.
n.
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
v. t.
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
n.
Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction.
a.
Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively animal functions; vegetal.
v.
Plants having distinct flowers and true seeds.
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