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dis·crim·i·nat·ing  audio  (d-skrm-ntng) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
    1. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive.
    2. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: a discriminating collector of rare books; a dish for the discriminating palate.
  2. Separating into distinct parts or components; analytical.
  3. Serving to distinguish; distinctive: a discriminating characteristic.
  4. Marked by or showing bias; discriminatory.


OTHER FORMS:
dis·crimi·nating·ly(Adverb)


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