a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" पर्याय: differentiation,
high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" पर्याय: eminence, preeminence, note,