Question

Excerpt from: The Peachtree Road Race: A Race Like No Other
David Matherne

The Peachtree Road Race is unique as a 10K road race in three distinctive ways: it is run on the 4th of July, it has a rich tradition, and it is the most competitive 10K in the world.
Which is the BEST meaning for distinctive as it is used in the selected sentence?

Answer 1

separate

The sentence uses the word distinctive in the context "three distinct ways". Then the excerpt lists the three ways the 10K is special. Seeing that each of those ways are separate and different it is clear that "distinct" means "separate" in this context.