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DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An odd or unusual characteristic
Synonyms:
distinctive feature; distinguishing characteristic; peculiarity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("distinguishing characteristic" is a kind of...):
characteristic; feature (a prominent attribute or aspect of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "distinguishing characteristic"):
calling card (a distinguishing characteristic or behavior)