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con·tra·dis·tin·guish | \ ˌkän-trə-di-ˈstiŋ-gwish 
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\contradistinguished; contradistinguishing; contradistinguishes
Definition of contradistinguish
: to distinguish by contrasting qualities
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The first known use of contradistinguish was in 1622
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