Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which distinguishes, or separates one thing from another by indicating or observing differences.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, distinguishes or separates one thing from another by marks of diversity.
- noun One who discerns accurately the difference of things; a nice or judicious observer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who, or that which,
distinguishes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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More importantly, this authenticity aesthetic is an important distinguisher between the explicatory genre work and mere symbolic formulation.
The Aesthetics of Fat Hal Duncan 2007
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More importantly, this authenticity aesthetic is an important distinguisher between the explicatory genre work and mere symbolic formulation.
Archive 2007-03-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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The useage pattern is a class distinguisher, although I have encountered lawyers and judges who use “garnishee” as averb.
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Its primary distinguisher from O. microlepidotus and O. scutellatus, its sister species taipans, is via one primary temporal scales (vs. two) and six lower labials (vs. seven).
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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“Idle distinguisher that thou art!” said the Abbot Eustace, interrupting him; “what signifies the pretext under which thou dost despoil the house of God? and why at this present emergence will thou insult the master of it by thy ill-omened presence?”
The Monastery 2008
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One can, however, doubt that it is either a necessary or sufficient distinguisher of Daoism.
Taoism Hansen, Chad 2007
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You are a nice distinguisher, Harriet; you always were But here you tell your grandmamma, that you had rather I should have Mr. Fowler than Mr. Greville
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The Qurán is also known as the Furqán, the distinguisher; the
The Faith of Islam Edward Sell
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This is a guide for men, a distinguisher between right and wrong.
The Faith of Islam Edward Sell
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And then we pass into "reverie," and live a few minutes of "dream-life," recalling to mind the maxims and sayings which were uttered in our presence; and the many bright exemplars placed before his pupils, and the kindly greetings which were showered all about — for he was no distinguisher of persons so long as honor of feeling and uprightness of motive abounded in his presence.
The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Various
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