"distinction" meaning in French

See distinction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dis.tɛ̃k.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-distinction.ogg Forms: distinctions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Old French distinction (attested from the 12th century), borrowed from Latin distinctiōnem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|distinction|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French distinction, {{inh+|fr|fro|distinction}} Inherited from Old French distinction, {{der|fr|la|distinctio|distinctiōnem}} Latin distinctiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} distinction f (plural distinctions)
  1. distinction (difference, honour) Tags: feminine Related terms: distinct, distinguer
    Sense id: en-distinction-fr-noun-BYn5O--P Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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