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Definition
Distinct
(often followed by 'from') not alike; different in nature or quality
Examples
A tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech
Distinctive
Of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
Examples
Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor
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@drhannan: RT @WIWKhilafah: Every religion has a distinctive quality and the distinct quality of #Islam is modesty. (Ibn Majah) #hadith http://t.co/E6KinyxkTf
@petromart786: RT @WIWKhilafah: Every religion has a distinctive quality and the distinct quality of #Islam is modesty. (Ibn Majah) #hadith http://t.co/E6KinyxkTf
@ISLAM_Beginning: RT @WIWKhilafah: Every religion has a distinctive quality and the distinct quality of #Islam is modesty. (Ibn Majah) #hadith http://t.co/E6KinyxkTf
@madmaxali: RT @WIWKhilafah: Every religion has a distinctive quality and the distinct quality of #Islam is modesty. (Ibn Majah) #hadith http://t.co/E6KinyxkTf
@shapla_koli: RT @WIWKhilafah: Every religion has a distinctive quality and the distinct quality of #Islam is modesty. (Ibn Majah) #hadith http://t.co/E6KinyxkTf
@xam_khan: RT @WIWKhilafah: Every religion has a distinctive quality and the distinct quality of #Islam is modesty. (Ibn Majah) #hadith http://t.co/E6KinyxkTf
@WIWKhilafah: Every religion has a distinctive quality and the distinct quality of #Islam is modesty. (Ibn Majah) #hadith http://t.co/E6KinyxkTf
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@nAtHyIsDoP3HYFR: "Don’t be distinct, be distinctive" - Nathan Shaiyen http://t.co/DngMBaouhZ
@BOMAChicago: In our latest Elevator Speech blog post, we size up #Chicago’s distinct skyline: http://t.co/S6g7UYQcc1