DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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