mark of distinction

collocation in English

meaningsofmarkanddistinction

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mark
noun
uk
/mɑːk/us
/mɑːrk/
a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in ...
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distinction
noun
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/
a difference between two ...
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(Definition ofmarkanddistinctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmark of distinction

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When joined with a victim's ethnic identity, sectarian affiliation became a powerful, and potentially dangerousmarkofdistinction.
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They required education in the classical languages, amarkofdistinction.
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Of course, prodigiousness of output is not in itself amarkofdistinction; however, these are not works of minor significance.
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The speech to which we have just listened contained only onemarkofdistinction.
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Officers were allowed to retain their rank as amarkofdistinctionin civil life.
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Although such status confers no additional powers or functions upon a town, it is clearly a sought-aftermarkofdistinction.
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If it contains the candidate's photograph, there might be occasion when it would be something other than amarkofdistinction.
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Does it require more than some more modest but recognisablemarkofdistinctionwhich establishes the qualification in a clear and acceptable way?
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Such a boy, when he got the birch, boasted about getting the birch: it was amarkofdistinctionwhich he could carry for many years.
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We hear of the pallium being conferred on others, as amarkofdistinction, no earlier than the sixth century.
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It is also amarkofdistinctionfor authors to be selected for inclusion in the shortlist or even to be nominated for the longlist.
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Airborne forces chose to wear the maroon international parachute beret as amarkofdistinction.
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This independence created by philosophical insight isin my opinionthemarkofdistinctionbetween a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth.
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Royal descent is sometimes claimed as amarkofdistinctionand is seen as a desirable goal of genealogy.
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A centurion wore it on the opposite side as amarkofdistinction.
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Seals are sought as amarkofdistinctionin the broadcast meteorology community.
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Does nt sound like an outstanding badge andmarkofdistinction, but it is known and respected as such around the globe.
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Designation is amarkofdistinctionthat celebrates unique collections of national and international importance.
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Themarkofdistinctionmay also be applied upon the adoption of a surname and arms of a family from whom the bearer is not descended.
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How would they maintain their cultural authority without these marks of distinction?
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