Vocabulary
Distinction
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a difference or contrast between similar things or people.
Urdu meaning
امتیاز، فرق، درجہ بزرگی، مرتبہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The second distinction is that India is not a classic federal state.
- Many say the state`s distinction among `good and bad` Taliban stokes terrorism in KP and new operations will only add to people`s miseries.
- There is no real distinction between an officer who excels and one who merely occupies space; both are processed through the same promotion boards, attend the same trainings and collect the same medals.
- The use of coercive economic power to browbeat countries has involved no distinction between allies and adversaries.
- Worse, with Afghanistan steadily progressing, Pakistan may soon hold the shameful distinction of being the world`s only polio-prevalent country That prospect alone should propel the government into action.
Synonyms
difference, contrast, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, variance, variation;
Curator example
“there is a sharp distinction between domestic politics and international politics”
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