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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin distīnctiō.
Pronunciation
Noun
dystynkcja f
- (literary) gentility, distinguishedness (elegeance)
- (literary) distinction (that which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination)
- Synonyms: rozróżnienie, różnica
- (linguistics) distinction (characteristic that has a distinctive function and serves the purpose of linguistic communication)
- (archaic) distinction (act of singling someone out for something)
- (archaic) position (place in the professional, social or political hierarchy)
- Synonyms: godność, stanowisko
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- dystynkcja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dystynkcja in Polish dictionaries at PWN