distinction without a difference
distinction without a difference · distinctions without a difference · distinctions without differences
A linguistic or conceptual distinction which is of no practical importance or which…A linguistic or conceptual distinction which is of no practical importance or which has no effect on meaning; a perceived difference where there is no actual difference.
Meaning
1 sensesA linguistic or conceptual distinction which is of no practical importance or which has no effect on meaning; a perceived difference where there is no actual difference.
Forms
plural: distinctions without a difference / distinctions without differences| Singular | distinction without a difference |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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