CONTRADISTINCTION


Meaning of CONTRADISTINCTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-trə-dis-ˈtiŋ(k)-shən ]

noun

Date: 1647

: distinction by means of contrast

painting in contradistinction to sculpture

• con·tra·dis·tinc·tive -ˈtiŋ(k)-tiv adjective

• con·tra·dis·tinc·tive·ly adverb

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