distinguo

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noun

A distinction.

OriginLatin distinguō →
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Meanings

noundistinguo (plural distinguos)

plural distinguos

  1. A distinction.

    We are told that the lady was silenced: yet it could be maintained that Jane Austen has not allowed Bingley to put forward the full strength of his position. He ought to have replied with a distinguo.

    1948, CS Lewis, Notes on the Way

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dislexification

Origin

  1. Latindistinguō“to distinguish”
  2. Englishdistinguo

From Latin distinguō (“to distinguish”).

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APA

distinguo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinguo

MLA

“distinguo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinguo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distinguo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distinguo.

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