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How many syllables in Distinction?

distinction has 3 syllables

Split Distinction into syllables?

dis-tinc-tion

Definition of Distinction

Distinction means a difference or contrast between similar things.

How should Distinction divide into syllables

The word has three syllables. The first syllable has a consonant 'd' followed by a vowel 'i'. The second syllable has a consonant 's' followed by a vowel 'tin'. The third syllable has a consonant 'c' followed by a vowel 'tion'.

Part of Speech - Distinction

Noun

John received a distinction in his math test.

Sentences with Distinction

The distinction between a donkey and a horse is that donkeys have longer ears.
There is a clear distinction between right and wrong.
Sarah's artwork has a distinction that sets it apart from others.
The distinction in salary between a doctor and a teacher is quite significant.
The distinction of being the first woman to climb Mount Everest goes to Junko Tabei.

Quotes with Distinction

The distinction between the past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. - Albert Einstein
A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of thirty will never do so. - Albert Einstein
The distinction between freedom and liberty is not accurately known; naturalists have never been able to find a living specimen of either. - Ambrose Bierce
Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind. - Washington Allston
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love. - Niccolo Machiavelli