"distinctual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more distinctual [comparative], most distinctual [superlative]
Etymology: distinct + -ual Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distinct|ual}} distinct + -ual Head templates: {{en-adj}} distinctual (comparative more distinctual, superlative most distinctual)
  1. Distinctive; serving to allow distinctions.
    Sense id: en-distinctual-en-adj-pO9tLZD9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ual

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