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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contradistinction \Con'tra*dis*tinc"tion\, noun Distinction by contrast.
That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be questioned. --South.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
contradistinction
noun: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "contradistinction": antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, clashing, collision, con, conflict, confrontation, contradiction, contraindication, contraposition, contrariety, contrast, counterposition, cross-purposes, demarcation, differentiation, disagreement, discrepancy, distinction, distinctiveness, distinguishment, division, hairsplitting, hostility, inconsistency, inimicalness, microscopic distinction, nice distinction, nuance, oppositeness, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, perversity, polarity, repugnance, segregation, separation, shade of difference, showdown, subtle distinction, trichoschistism
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