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distinctive
adjective /dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/Definition
C1 Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from other things: a distinctive smell/taste She's got a very distinctive voice.Different and differenceUnique and unusualGood, better and best in terms of quality distinctively
/-li/ adverb Unique and unusualGood, better and best in terms of qualityDifferent and difference distinctiveness
/-nəs/ noun [U] Different and differenceExceptional qualities, things and people
(Definition of distinctive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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