distinctive element

collocation in English

meaningsofdistinctiveandelement

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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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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofdistinctiveandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anotherdistinctiveelementin my constituency is harmony and mutual respect between the different faith communities.
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An additional anddistinctiveelementis the presence of arms.
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It is the mostdistinctiveelementof the complex.
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Identity provides as anotherdistinctiveelementin the novel.
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A free society is easier to recognise than to define; but liberty of expression is adistinctiveelementin every definition.
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The tall, narrow windows are the mostdistinctiveelementof the exterior.
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This particular line shape constitutes adistinctiveelementto identify this species.
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A corporate name is generally made up of three parts:distinctiveelement, descriptive element, and a legal ending.
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Onedistinctiveelementof the palace is the fountain in the shape of a shell located in the main courtyard.
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The mostdistinctiveelementof the building is its church, situated in the central courtyard of the left side.
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The more elaborate styles of drawn thread work use in fact a variety of other stitches and techniques, but the drawn thread parts are their mostdistinctiveelement.
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However, many of these agents are not, in law, agents because they lack the power to bind their principals, which is thedistinctiveelementof agency.
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