contradistinction
noun/ˌkɒntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃn̩/UK/ˌkɑntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃən/US
Etymology
From contra- + distinction.
- derived from distinctio
- derived from distinction
- inherited from distinccioun
Definitions
Distinction by contrast
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.
- The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.
The quality of being contradistinctive.
The neighborhood
- neighborcontradistinguish
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for contradistinction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA