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CONTRADISTINCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
Example:
sculpture in contradistinction to painting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("contradistinction" is a kind of...):
differentiation; distinction (a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes)
Derivation:
contradistinguish (distinguish by contrasting qualities)
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