CONTRADISTINCTION


Meaning of CONTRADISTINCTION in English

— contradistinctive , adj. — contradistinctively , adv.

/kon'treuh di stingk"sheuhn/ , n.

distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.

[ 1640-50; CONTRA- 1 + DISTINCTION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .