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counterdistinction

noun

Etymology

From counter- + distinction.

  1. derived from distinctio
  2. derived from distinction
  3. inherited from distinccioun
  4. prefixed as counterdistinction — “counter + distinction”

Definitions

  1. contradistinction

    • Rorem decries our fascination with performers in counterdistinction to the modest interest paid to those who write the music performed.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for counterdistinction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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