transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈstiŋ(k)-tiv ]
adjective
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : serving to distinguish
the distinctive flight of the crane
b. : having or giving style or distinction
a distinctive table setting
2. : capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance
Synonyms: see characteristic
• dis·tinc·tive·ly adverb
• dis·tinc·tive·ness noun