distinctif

French

Etymology

From distinct +‎ -if. Cf. Medieval Latin distinctivus, which was likely modeled after Old French.

Pronunciation

Adjective

distinctif (feminine distinctive, masculine plural distinctifs, feminine plural distinctives)

  1. distinctive, distinguishing
    marque distinctivedistinguishing mark
    signe distinctifdistinctive sign
    caractère distinctifdistinctive character

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