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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdistintivo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis-tin-ti-vo
"O seu estilo é muito distintivo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a quality or characteristic that makes something different from others.
"Her distinctive style of painting is easily recognizable." - 2
Serving to distinguish or identify.
"The distinctive sound of the train could be heard from miles away."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'distinctive' originates from the Latin 'distinctivus', which means 'serving to distinguish'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting the notion of being recognizable or characteristic, particularly in the context of qualities that set something apart from others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distinctive" is said worldwide
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distinctif
Transliteration: dis-tin-tif
"Son style est très distinctif."
unverwechselbar
Transliteration: un-ver-wech-sel-bar
"Ihr Stil ist unverwechselbar."
distintivo
Transliteration: dis-tin-ti-vo
"Il suo stile è molto distintivo."
distintivo
Transliteration: dis-tin-ti-vo
"Su estilo es muy distintivo."
distintivo
Transliteration: dis-tin-ti-vo
"O seu estilo é muito distintivo."
विशिष्ट
Transliteration: vishisht
"उसकी शैली बहुत विशिष्ट है।"
独特的
Transliteration: dútè de
"她的风格非常独特。"
독특한
Transliteration: dokteukan
"그녀의 스타일은 매우 독특하다."
独特な
Transliteration: dokutoku na
"彼女のスタイルは非常に独特です。"
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