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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Distinguishing

· Dis·tin·guish·ing · IPA /dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/
01 a. Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.
  1. 1.
    Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.
    “The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion.” Locke.
Phrases & compounds
Distinguishing pennant — a special pennant by which any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled.