contradistinction
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˌkɒntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃn̩/ / /ˌkɑntɹədɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English distinction English contradistinction From contra- + distinction.
- Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
“We used hamburgers and soda in contradistinction to healthy food.”
“The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.”
- The quality of being contradistinctive.