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contradistinctions

contradistinctions is the plural of contradistinction.

Meaning of contradistinction

Noun

contradistinction (plural contradistinctions)

  1. 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.
  2. The quality of being contradistinctive.

Questions about contradistinctions

What is contradistinctions the plural of?
Contradistinctions is the plural of contradistinction.

Words near contradistinctions in the dictionary

  1. contradirectional
  2. contradistinct
  3. contradistinction
  4. contradistinctional
  5. contradistinctionally
  6. contradistinctions
  7. contradistinctive
  8. contradistinctively
  9. contradistinctiveness
  10. contradistinctly
  11. contradistinguish

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