contradistinction

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noun

con·​tra·​dis·​tinc·​tion ˌkän-trə-di-ˈstiŋ(k)-shən 

: distinction by means of contrast

painting in contradistinction to sculpture

contradistinctive

ˌkän-trə-di-ˈstiŋ(k)-tiv 

adjective

contradistinctively adverb

contradistinctive

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adjective

con·​tra·​dis·​tinc·​tive ¦kän-trə-di-¦stiŋ(k)-tiv 

: having the quality of contradistinction : serving to contradistinguish

contradistinctively adverb

Examples of contradistinction in a Sentence

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Noun

This is in contradistinction to the comic book version, created by writer Peter Hogan and artist Steve Parkhouse. — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

contra- + distinctive

First Known Use

Noun

1647, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for contradistinction

• distinction
• extinction
• tinction