Definition of distinctive
1a : marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
the distinctive flight of the crane
b : having or giving an uncommon and appealing quality : having or giving style or distinction a distinctive table setting a writer with a distinctive prose style
2 linguistics : capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance
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The first known use of distinctive was in the 15th century
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