DISCRIMINATING, participle present tense 1. Separating; distinguishing; marking with notes of difference. 2.a. Distinguishing; peculiar; characterized by peculiar differences; as the discriminating doctrines of the gospel. 3.a. That discriminates; able to make nice distinctions; as a discriminating mind.
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