distinctions
/dɪˈstɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/dɪˈstɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/
dɪˈstɪŋkʃən
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dɪ - ˈstɪŋkʃən -> distinctions
Myanmar meaning
(n[pl]) ခြားနားခြင်းများ
Full entry
distinction /dÇ'stÇŋkʃn/ n
၁။ [C,U]~ (between A and B)
ကွဲပြားခြင်း။ ခြားနားခြင်း။
draw a distinction between serious and popular literature.
၂။ (က) [U] အရည်အချင်း၊ အတန်းအစားအလိုက် ခွဲခြားခြင်း။
provide social and political freedom without distinction (ie based on race, sex, class, etc). (ခ) [C] ထူးခြားသော အရည်အသွေး။ distinctions of birth and wealth.
၃။ [U] ထူးချွန်ခြင်း။ ထူးခြားခြင်း။
a writer/ novel of distinction ❍ She had the distinction of being the first woman to swim the Channel.
၄။ [C] ဂုဏ်ထူး။ ဘွဲ့ထူး။
win the highest distinction for bravery ❍ I got a distinction in my geography exam.
More examples
- In practice, these distinctions are often blurred (=not made very clear).
- [distinction between] : Do other countries have the same distinction between amateur and professional athletes that we do?
- [make/draw a distinction] : Medical literature does not always make a distinction between the two terms. education for girls and boys.
- [a clear/sharp distinction] : This would lead to a clear distinction between management and the workforce.
- [of (great) distinction] : We are fortunate that so many people of distinction and talent are present.
- [get/gain a distinction] : She got a distinction in her piano exam.
- Kevin graduated with distinction in history and law.
- [have/hold/gain the distinction of] : She holds the distinction of having been the first woman editor of the Harvard Law Review.
- The country has gained the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists.
Synonyms
difference, division, dissimilarity, peculiarity, accolade, account, acumen, acuteness, alterity, analysis, award, badge, bays, celebrity, characteristic, clearness, consequence, contrast, credit, decoration, diagnosis, differential, differentiation; feature, discernment, discrepancy, discreteness, discretion, discrimination, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divergence, divergency, earmark, eminence, estimation, excellence, fame, feature, flair, greatness, honor, idiosyncrasy, illustriousness, importance, individualism, individuality, judgment, kudos, laurels, manner, mark, marking, merit, name, nicety, note, noter, otherness, particularity, penetration, perception, perfection, pre-eminence, preeminence, prestige, prominence; achievement, qualification, quality, rank, refinement, renown, reputation, repute, sensitivity, separation, sharpness, style, superiority, tact, trait, unlikeness, worth
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