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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1600-1610
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Distingo, n. [L. distinguo ‘I distinguish’.] A distinction. — 1600-1610 Melvill 256.
Efter the lessone, the king … maid sum distingoes, and discoursit a whyll thairon 1600-1610 Ib. 413.
The king's man … man devyse a glose or distingo
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