"distinctive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ Audio: en-us-distinctive.ogg [US] Forms: more distinctive [comparative], most distinctive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere (“to push apart, to divide”), + -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|distinctus}} Latin distinctus, {{m|la|distinguo|distinguere|t=to push apart, to divide}} distinguere (“to push apart, to divide”), {{m|en|-ive|pos=forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to}} -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to), {{cog|fr|distinctif}} French distinctif, {{cog|ML.|distinctivus}} Medieval Latin distinctivus Head templates: {{en-adj}} distinctive (comparative more distinctive, superlative most distinctive)
  1. Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing. Translations (distinguishing — see also distinguishing): fərqli (Azerbaijani), отличи́телен (otličítelen) (Bulgarian), distintiu (Catalan), distinktiv (Danish), særegen (Danish), tunnusomainen (Finnish), erottava (Finnish), omaleimainen (Finnish), distinctif (French), distintivo [masculine] (Galician), unverkennbar (German), ismertető (Hungarian), kōhure (Maori), онцлогтой (onclogtoj) (Mongolian), særpreget (Norwegian Bokmål), wyróżniający (Polish), odróżniający (Polish), distinctiv (Romanian), отличи́тельный (otličítelʹnyj) (Russian), характе́рный (xaraktérnyj) (Russian), характеристи́ческий (xarakteristíčeskij) (Russian), дифференциа́льный (differenciálʹnyj) [economics, science, sciences, mathematics] (Russian), различи́тельный (različítelʹnyj) [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Russian), farklı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-adj-iTWGvZRd Disambiguation of 'distinguishing — see also distinguishing': 34 11 3 9 26 18
  2. (rare) Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-adj-04owaL36
  3. Characteristic, typical. Translations (characteristic — see also characteristic): характерен (harakteren) (Bulgarian), karakteristisk (Danish), tyypillinen (Finnish), luonteenomainen (Finnish), persoonallinen (Finnish), kennzeichnend (German), charakteristisch (German), unverwechselbar (German), ausgeprägt (German), særpreget (Norwegian Bokmål), charakterystyczny [masculine] (Polish), осо́бенный (osóbennyj) (Russian), осо́бый (osóbyj) (Russian), характе́рный (xaraktérnyj) (Russian), типи́чный (tipíčnyj) (Russian), distintivo (Spanish), definitorio (Spanish), característico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-adj-kiB7eXFV Disambiguation of 'characteristic — see also characteristic': 1 2 76 5 13 3
  4. (rare) Distinguished, being distinct in character or position. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-adj-yiCGGWUL
  5. (Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops. Tags: Hebrew Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-adj-t5cLI563 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 4 5 40 5 8 10 19 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  6. (linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-adj-9ZHEbq92 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: distinctive feature, distinctively, distinctiveness, distinctive paper Related terms: contradistinctive, distinct, distinction, distinguish, distinguishable, distinguishness

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ Audio: en-us-distinctive.ogg [US] Forms: distinctives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin distinctus, perfect passive participle of distinguere (“to push apart, to divide”), + -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to). Cognate with French distinctif and Medieval Latin distinctivus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|distinctus}} Latin distinctus, {{m|la|distinguo|distinguere|t=to push apart, to divide}} distinguere (“to push apart, to divide”), {{m|en|-ive|pos=forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to}} -ive (forming adjectives signifying relation or tendency to), {{cog|fr|distinctif}} French distinctif, {{cog|ML.|distinctivus}} Medieval Latin distinctivus Head templates: {{en-noun}} distinctive (plural distinctives)
  1. A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-noun-OgM4Icf~
  2. (Hebrew grammar) A distinctive accent. Tags: Hebrew Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-noun-~hbIJ9Om Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (theology) A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect. Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-distinctive-en-noun-OTIuqpGG Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "34 11 3 9 26 18",
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "_dis1": "34 11 3 9 26 18",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
          "word": "unverkennbar"
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          "_dis1": "34 11 3 9 26 18",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
          "word": "ismertető"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
          "word": "kōhure"
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          "lang": "Mongolian",
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          "word": "онцлогтой"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
          "word": "særpreget"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "word": "отличи́тельный"
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          "roman": "xarakteristíčeskij",
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          "topics": [
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          "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
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          "text": "his distinctive bass voice",
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          "word": "tyypillinen"
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          "word": "luonteenomainen"
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          "word": "persoonallinen"
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          "word": "kennzeichnend"
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          "word": "unverwechselbar"
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          "word": "ausgeprägt"
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          "_dis1": "1 2 76 5 13 3",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "characteristic — see also characteristic",
          "word": "særpreget"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "characteristic — see also characteristic",
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          "roman": "osóbennyj",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "distintivo"
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          "word": "definitorio"
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          "ref": "1874, Andrew Bruce Davidson, Introductory Hebrew Grammar, page 27",
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          "ref": "1927, L. Bloomfield et al., Language, number 3, page 129",
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        "(linguistics, of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word."
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      "code": "az",
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      "word": "fərqli"
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      "sense": "distinguishing — see also distinguishing",
      "word": "distintiu"
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      "word": "luonteenomainen"
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      "word": "persoonallinen"
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      "word": "kennzeichnend"
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      "code": "de",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "ref": "1816, Maurice Keatinge, Travels through France and Spain to Morocco, volume I, page 189",
          "text": "...the red umbrella, the distinctive of royalty here...",
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        }
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          "characteristic"
        ]
      ]
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        {
          "ref": "1874, Andrew Bruce Davidson, Introductory Hebrew Grammar, page 27",
          "text": "A distinctive of less power than Zakeph is Ṭiphḥâ.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A distinctive accent."
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hebrew grammar) A distinctive accent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hebrew"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Theology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1979, Theron F. Schlabach, “Gospel versus Gospel”, in Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, page 154",
          "text": "Mennonites could go forth somewhat detached from the chauvinism of Western culture—but not so from the Mennonite distinctives.",
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        }
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        "(theology) A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect."
      ],
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        "religion",
        "theology"
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