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contradistinction: Meaning and Definition of

con•tra•dis•tinc•tion

Pronunciation: (kon"tru-di-stingk'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
contradictory contradistinguish
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