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distinctive

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3 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
3syllables

distinctive

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distinctive is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, distinctive is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofdistinctive

1noun
  • A distinctive thing: a quality or property permitting distinguishing; a characteristic.
  • (Hebrew grammar) A distinctive accent.
  • A distinctive belief, tenet, or dogma of a denomination or sect.
1adjective
  • Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

    Example: "a product in distinctive packaging"

  • Discriminating, discerning, having the ability to distinguish between things.
  • Characteristic, typical.

    Example: "his distinctive bass voice"

  • Distinguished, being distinct in character or position.
  • (Hebrew grammar, of accents) Used to separate clauses in place of stops.
  • (of sounds) Distinguishing a particular sense of word.

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