contradistinction

/ˈkɑntrədəˌstɪŋ(k)ʃən/
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Other forms: contradistinctions

Definitions of contradistinction
  1. noun
    a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
    “sculpture in contradistinction to painting”
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    type of:
    differentiation, distinction
    a discrimination between things as different and distinct
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