contradistinction

[ kon-truh-di-stingk-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.

Origin of contradistinction

1
First recorded in 1640–50; contra-1 + distinction

Other words from contradistinction

  • con·tra·dis·tinc·tive, adjective
  • con·tra·dis·tinc·tive·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for contradistinction

contradistinction

/ (ˌkɒntrədɪˈstɪŋkʃən) /


noun
  1. a distinction made by contrasting different qualities

Derived forms of contradistinction

  • contradistinctive, adjective
  • contradistinctively, adverb

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