contradistinction

n.
Distinction by contrasting or opposing qualities.

contradistinctive con'tra·dis·tinc'tive adj.
contradistinctively con'tra·dis·tinc'tive·ly adv.

noun

The condition of being in conflict: antagonism, antithesis, contradiction, contraposition, contrariety, contrariness, opposition, polarity. See support/oppose.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modsætning

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    i modsætning til

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenstelling

Français (French)
n. - distinction (sout), opposition, contraste

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    en contraste avec, par opposition à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unterschied

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    im Gegensatz zu

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντιδιαστολή

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    σε αντιδιαστολή με

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• in contradistinction to    in contrasto con

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contraposição (f)

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    em oposição a

Русский (Russian)
противопоставление

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    в отличие от

Español (Spanish)
n. - oposición, contraste

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    en contraposición a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motsats, skillnad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
对比的不同, 对照之区别

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    有别于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 對比的不同, 對照之區別

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    有別於

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대조구별

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    ~와 대비하여, ~와 구별하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 対照区別, 対比, 区別

idioms:

• in contradistinction to    対比して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تمييز بأظهار التضاد بينهما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עימות, ניגוד, הבחנה ע"י השוואת ניגודים‬

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