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Definition of Contradistinction
1. Noun. A distinction drawn on the basis of contrast. "Sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
Definition of Contradistinction
1. n. Distinction by contrast.
Definition of Contradistinction
1. Noun. Distinction by contrast; the displaying of something, ''A'', to show what ''B'' is not. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contradistinction
Literary usage of Contradistinction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"... Permanent in contradistinction to Temporary ports stating their official
character as despatch-bearers. And the same is valid respecting bearers of ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Exchequer by Roger Meeson, Great Britain Court of Exchequer, William Newland Welsby, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber (1841)
"The expression there seems to have been used in contradistinction to a delay of
several days. [Alderson, B. — You knew when the opposite party could take ..."
3. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"A Buddha is also marked by his missionary activity in spreading the knowledge ;
this in contradistinction to such as possess the knowledge yet retain it for ..."
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