CONTRADISTINCTION

Pronunciation (US):

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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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