distriction

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noun

Sudden display; flash; glitter.

“c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, Of the Aspect A smile […] breaks out with the brightest distriction.”

OriginLatin districtio →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteSudden display; flash; glitter.

    c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, Of the Aspect A smile […] breaks out with the brightest distriction.

Origin

  1. Latindistrictio“a stretching out”
  2. Englishdistriction

Borrowed from Latin districtio (“a stretching out”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: distriction on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.