distinctif
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From distinct + -if. Cf. Medieval Latin distinctivus, which was likely modeled after Old French.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /dis.tɛ̃k.tif/
- Homophone: distinctifs
Adjective
[edit]distinctif (feminine distinctive, masculine plural distinctifs, feminine plural distinctives)
- distinctive, distinguishing
- marque distinctive ― distinguishing mark
- signe distinctif ― distinctive sign
- caractère distinctif ― distinctive character
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “distinctif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.