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Contradistinction

//ˌkɒntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.

    "We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food."

  2. 2
    a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality of being contradistinctive.

Etymology

From contra- + distinction.

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