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HAVE THE DISTINCTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic

Example:

it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "have the distinction" is one way to...):

differentiate; distinguish; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; tell; tell apart (mark as different)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

distinction (a distinguishing difference between similar things or people)

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