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Contradistinction

[kan-trə-de-STINK-shən]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: English, 17th century

1.

Distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things.

Examples of Contradistinction in a sentence

"Porpoises and dolphins are so similar, they sometimes require contradistinction to highlight their differences."

"On Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, we ate poutine and other Quebec foods in contradistinction to our usual meals."

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