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Webster 1913 Edition
Distinctive
Dis-tinc′tive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
distinctif
.] 1.
Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.
The
distinctive
character and institutions of New England. Bancroft.
2.
Having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Distinctive
DISTINCTIVE
,Adj.
1.
That marks distinction or difference; as distinctive names or titles.2.
Having the power to distinguish and discern. [Less proper.]