contradistinction
contradistinction
Definition
contra·dis·tinc·tion (kän′trə dis tiŋk′s̸hən)
noun
distinction by contrast tolerance in contradistinction to love
Related Forms:
- contradistinctive con′tra·dis·tinc′·tive (-tiv) adjective
- contradistinctively con′tra·dis·tinc′·tively adverb
contradistinction
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- sharp: This work is in sharp contradistinction to the view of competition as a state of equilibrium induced by a particular market structure.
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