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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contrast \Con*trast"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.
The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
contrasting
adjective: strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" [syn: {contrastive}]
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