Noun

(en noun)

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.

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, author=(Bertrand Russell), chapter=Lecture II , passage=In spite of these qualifications, the broad distinction between instinct and habit is undeniable. To take extreme cases, every animal at birth can take food by instinct, before it has had opportunity to learn; on the other hand, no one can ride a bicycle by instinct, though, after learning, the necessary movements become just as automatic as if they were instinctive.}}

* {{quote-book, year=1911, title=

, chapter=Evidence , passage=But, for practical purposes, it is possible to draw a distinction between a statement of facts observed and an expression of opinion as to the inference to be drawn from these facts, and the rule telling witnesses to state facts and not express opinions is of great value in keeping their statements out of the region of argument and conjecture.}}

Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.

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, chapter=2 citation , passage=Mother

* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup'' (in ''The Guardian , 15 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/england-poland-world-cup-qualifier]

Leighton Baines, playing with distinction again, sent over a left-wing cross with pace and accuracy. Welbeck, prominently involved all night, could not reach it but Rooney was directly behind him, flashing his header past Szczesny.

Noun

(en noun)

A crack or longitudinal fissure.

A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

(leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.

The acrobatic feat of spreading the legs flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor.

(baseball, slang) A split-finger fastball.

He’s got a nasty split .

(bowling) A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.

A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.

A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliter or 1/4 quarter of a standard .75 liter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20th (US) gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth.

A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters, 1/2 the volume of a standard .75 liter bottle; a demi.

(athletics) The elapsed time at specific intermediate point(s) in a race.

In the 3000m race, his 800m split was 1:45.32

(construction) A tear resulting from tensile stresses.

(gambling) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.

(music) A recording containing songs by multiple artists.