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Discriminative

Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.

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Critical 84% connected

Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Critical 84% connected

Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Discriminating 84% connected

of Discriminate

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Discriminating 84% connected

of Discriminate

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Discriminate 74% connected

Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Discriminate 74% connected

Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Discriminatory 92% connected

Discriminative.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Judicial 92% connected

Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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, a , or an . PCP. It is unknown · 78% connection

() Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in read…

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Characteristic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thin…

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Designation noun · 78% connection

That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.

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Difference noun · 78% connection

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a diff…

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Differentia noun · 78% connection

The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference.

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Differential adjective · 78% connection

Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential…

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Differentiate verb · 78% connection

To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential charact…

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Differentiation noun · 78% connection

The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination.

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Dioristic adjective · 78% connection

Distinguishing; distinctive; defining.

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Discern verb · 78% connection

To see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to distinguish.

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Discrimination noun · 78% connection

The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.

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Distinction noun · 78% connection

That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real…

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Distinctive adjective · 78% connection

Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.

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Distinguish verb · 78% connection

Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characte…

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Distinguishing adjective · 78% connection

Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.

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Earmark noun · 78% connection

a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something

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Feature noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind

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Feature of speech noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind

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