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dis·tinc·tive  audio  (d-stngktv) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Serving to identify; distinguishing: distinctive tribal tattoos. See Usage Note at distinct.
  2. Characteristic or typical: "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor" (Curtis Wilkie).
  3. Linguistics Phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning, as nasalization in the initial sound of mat versus bat.


OTHER FORMS:
dis·tinctive·ly(Adverb), dis·tinctive·ness(Noun)


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