distinctive characteristic

collocation in English

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distinctive
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/us
/dɪˈstɪŋk.tɪv/
Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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(Definition ofdistinctiveandcharacteristicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has anotherdistinctivecharacteristicwhich is particularly pertinent to my purposes.
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Even when adistinctivecharacteristicof a species is distinguishable, we can observe the depiction is conventional rather than zoological.
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In either case, adistinctivecharacteristicin model-based approaches is that these take as much information of the system and environment as possible.
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Thedistinctivecharacteristicof volunteers is that they are generous and public-spirited.
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Science is thedistinctivecharacteristicof our own generation and age to human civilisation.
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That was adistinctivecharacteristicof him and the secret of his success in those much humbler days in his life.
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While the pinched sides of the sope are its mostdistinctivecharacteristic, there are also flat sopes resembling a thick tortilla or a tostada.
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The mostdistinctivecharacteristicof these teeth was their lack of serrations.
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Itsdistinctivecharacteristicis the patented interchangeable bracelet system which allows the wearer to easily change the strap.
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The mostdistinctivecharacteristicof the cave is a waterfall that drops down 3 levels.
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Supernaturalism, usually absent in science fiction, is thedistinctivecharacteristicof fantasy literature.
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The many stamens are arranged in two series, which is adistinctivecharacteristicof the genus.
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Anotherdistinctivecharacteristicit possesses is the melon is malleable; its shape is changed during the emission of sounds.
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Anotherdistinctivecharacteristicof his lyrics is their literary style.
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Specifically, they are most interested in choosing a target who shares somedistinctivecharacteristicwith themselves.
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Adistinctivecharacteristicis a yellowish patch on the snout.
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Adistinctivecharacteristicis the broad space between the leaf edge and the marginal vein.
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This became adistinctivecharacteristicof the recording.
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Adistinctivecharacteristicis that the antennae are elbowed and contain three antennomeres that form a club at the end.
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Their use of complex inter-dependent guitar parts, referred to as folk baroque, had become adistinctivecharacteristicof their music.
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