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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Distinguishable \Dis*tin"guish*a*ble\, a. 1. Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub. A simple idea being in itself uncompounded . . . is not distinguishable into different ideas. --Locke. 2. Worthy of note or special regard. --Swift. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: distinguishable adj 1: capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins" [ant: {indistinguishable}] 2: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" [syn: {distinct}]
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