#discrimination__secernment the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
supertype: basic_cognitive_process__basiccognitiveproces cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
subtype: differentiation.discrimination__distinction a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
subtype: contradistinction a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
subtype: dividing_line__line__demarcation a conceptual separation or demarcation: "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
subtype: point_of_no_return__Rubicon a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment
subtype: hairsplitting__word-splitting making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
subtype: individualization__individuation discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
subtype: taste.discrimination__appreciation__discernment__perceptivenes delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
subtype: connoisseurship__vertu love of or taste for fine objects of art
subtype: vogue__trend__style the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
subtype: fashion.vogue the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
subtype: cult_of_personality intense devotion to a particular person
subtype: cut.fashion the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut"
subtype: haute_couture__hautecouture__high_fashion__high_style trend-setting fashions
subtype: fad__craze__furor__furore__cult__rage an interest followed with exaggerated zeal: "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
subtype: retro a fashion reminiscent of the past
subtype: bandwagon.vogue a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"
subtype: delicacy__discretion refined taste; tact
subtype: culture.taste the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
subtype: counterculture a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture
subtype: flower_power a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s
subtype: mass_culture the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media
subtype: letters__letter the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"
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