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11contradistinction — contradistinctive, adj. contradistinctively, adv. /kon treuh di stingk sheuhn/, n. distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans. [1640 50; CONTRA 1 + DISTINCTION] * * * …
12contradistinction — con|tra|dis|tinc|tion [ ,kantrədı stıŋkʃən ] noun count in contradistinction to something FORMAL used for showing differences between two things by comparing them …
13contradistinction — con•tra•dis•tinc•tion [[t]ˌkɒn trə dɪˈstɪŋk ʃən[/t]] n. distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50 con tra•dis•tinc′tive, adj. con tra•dis•tinc′tive•ly, adv …
14contradistinction — /kɒntrədəsˈtɪŋkʃən/ (say kontruhduhs tingkshuhn) noun distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans. –contradistinctive, adjective –contradistinctively, adverb …
15contradistinction — noun Distinction by contrast; the displaying of something, A, to show what B is not. Pantheism See Also: contradistinguish …
16contradistinction — Synonyms and related words: antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, collision, con, conflict, confrontation, contradiction, contraindication, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, counterposition, cross purposes, demarcation,… …
17contradistinction — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being in conflict: antagonism, antithesis, contradiction, contraposition, contrariety, contrariness, opposition, polarity. See SUPPORT …
18contradistinction — con·tra·dis·tinc·tion || ‚kÉ’ntrÉ™dɪ stɪŋkʃn n. distinction through the comparison of differences …
19contradistinction — noun distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things …
20contradistinction — n. Distinction (by opposite qualities), opposition …
