n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kän-tr ə -dis- ' ti ŋ (k)-sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1647
: distinction by means of contrast <painting in contradistinction to sculpture>
– con · tra · dis · tinc · tive \ - ' ti ŋ (k)-tiv \ adjective
– con · tra · dis · tinc · tive · ly adverb