Main entry: distinction
Definition: a distinguishing difference
Usage: he learned the distinction between gold and lead
Main entry: distinction
Definition: a distinguishing quality
Usage: it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town
Main entry: differentiation, distinction
Definition: a discrimination between things as different and distinct
Usage: it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
Main entry: preeminence, note, distinction, eminence
Definition: high status importance owing to marked superiority
Usage: a scholar of great eminence