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Indistinction n. Lack of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination. "The indistinction of many of the same name... hath made some doubt." "An indistinction of all persons, or equality of all orders, is far from being agreeable to the will of God."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Indistinction" Quotes from Famous Books

... no doubt that the poorer classes in our country are much more charitably disposed than their superiors in wealth. And I fancy it must arise a great deal from the comparative indistinction of the easy and the not so easy in these ranks. A workman or a pedlar cannot shutter himself off from his less comfortable neighbours. If he treats himself to a luxury, he must do it in the face of a dozen who cannot. And what should more directly lead to charitable thoughts? ...

— The Pocket R.L.S. - Being Favourite Passages from the Works of Stevenson • Robert Louis Stevenson

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... of comparison. 2] Indiscrimination — N. indiscrimination^, indistinguishability; indistinctness, indistinction^; uncertainty &c (doubt) 475; incomparability &c 464.1. V. not discriminate &c 465; overlook a distinction &c (neglect) 460, confound, confuse. Adj. indiscriminate; undistinguished^, indistinguishable, undistinguishable^; ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

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