About The Word Contradistinction
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Contradistinction
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What's The Definition Of Contradistinction?
[n] a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Contradistinction: Related Terms | Find terms related to Contradistinction: antagonism | antipathy | antithesis | clashing | collision | con | conflict | confrontation | contradiction | contraindication | contraposition | contrariety | contrast | counterposition | cross-purposes | demarcation | differentiation | disagreement | discrepancy | distinction | distinctiveness | distinguishment | division | hairsplitting | hostility | inconsistency | inimicalness | microscopic distinction | nice distinction | nuance | oppositeness | opposition | opposure | oppugnance | oppugnancy | perversity | polarity | repugnance | segregation | separation | shade of difference | showdown | subtle distinction | trichoschistism See Also | differentiation | distinction Contradistinction In Webster's Dictionary \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tion\, n.
Distinction by contrast.
That there are such things as sins of infirmity in
contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be
questioned. --South.
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