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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·tra·dis·tinc·tion DATE 1647 : distinction by means of contrast painting in contradistinction to sculpture • con·tra·dis·tinc·tive·ly adverb English Etymology contradistinction 1640s, from contra- + distinction. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 contradistinction con·tra·dis·tinc·tion / 7kCntrEdi5stiNkFn; NAmE 7kB:n- / noun IDIOMS ▪ in contradistinction to sth / sb (formal) in contrast with sth / sb 与…相对比(或截然不同) Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: ANTAGONISM 2, antithesis, con, contraposition, contrariety, opposition, opposureWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·tra·distinction \|kän.trə+\ noun Etymology: contra- + distinction 1. : the act of contradistinguishing 2. : distinction by contrast : opposition < to use that term art in contradistinction to science — J.W.Krutch > |
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