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Learn “Distinct”

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Distinct

adjective/dis-TINKT/

Meaning

Clearly different from others, or easy to see, hear, or notice.

In context

There was a distinct smell of gum leaves after the rain.

Remember it

Distinct is like 'this-tinct' — this tint is clearly its own, marked off from the rest.

Use it well

Means either 'clearly separate' or 'easily noticed'; let context show which.