Contradistinction
[kan-trə-de-STINK-shən]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: English, 17th century
1.
Distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things.
Examples of Contradistinction in a sentence
"Porpoises and dolphins are so similar, they sometimes require contradistinction to highlight their differences."
"On Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, we ate poutine and other Quebec foods in contradistinction to our usual meals."
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