Contradistinction Definition & Meaning
contradistinction
- noun
- a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
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- What does contradistinction mean?
- a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
- What part of speech is contradistinction?
- Contradistinction is a noun.