"distinguo" meaning in English

See distinguo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: distinguos [plural]
Etymology: From Latin distinguo (“I distinguish”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|distinguo||I distinguish}} Latin distinguo (“I distinguish”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} distinguo (plural distinguos)
  1. A distinction.
    Sense id: en-distinguo-en-noun-WiMSz8qA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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