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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

独特な

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dokutoku na

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Distinctive/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女のスタイルは非常に独特です。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a quality or characteristic that makes something different from others.

    "Her distinctive style of painting is easily recognizable."
  2. 2

    Serving to distinguish or identify.

    "The distinctive sound of the train could be heard from miles away."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'distinctivus', formed from 'distinctus' (past participle of 'distinguere', meaning to separate or distinguish). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, evolving from a sense of marking a difference to describing a prominent quality that sets something apart.

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