Distinction, distinct or distinctive may refer to: * Distinction (philosophy), the recognition of difference * Formal distinction * Distinction (law), a principle in international law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict * Distinction (sociology), a social force that places different values on different individuals * Distinct (mathematics) * Distinctive feature, a concept in linguistics * ''Distinción'', in Spanish, separating consonantal sounds, see Phonological history of Spanish coronal fricatives * The Hua–Yi distinction, the difference between ''China'' (Hua) and barbarian outsiders (Yi), applied culturally and ethnically * '' Distinction (book)'', a book by Pierre Bourdieu * Distinction (horse), Irish gelding, third in the

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* Distinction (song), song and album by The Suffrajets

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Award An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An awar ...

or quality of an award recipient * Latin honors, indications of relative achievement among academic degree recipients * Any one of the Nine Distinctions, awarded by the Chinese emperor * Order of Distinction, award in the Jamaican school honours system * in Austrian Bundesheer, German Bundeswehr and

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synonym for ''rank insignia''

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