contradistinction

Noun

 * 1) Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
 * 2) The quality of being contradistinctive.
 * 1) The quality of being contradistinctive.
 * 1) The quality of being contradistinctive.
 * 1) The quality of being contradistinctive.
 * 1) The quality of being contradistinctive.

Usage notes

 * Found normally in the phrase in contradistinction to, contradistinction focuses on the contrasting attributes of two similar concepts and may be more emphatic than.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: til aðgreiningar frá, sem annars konar fyrirbæri en
 * Norwegian: kontradistinksjon
 * Swedish: