Associations to the word «Contradistinction»
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Wiktionary
CONTRADISTINCTION, noun. The quality of being contradistinctive.
CONTRADISTINCTION, noun. Distinction by contrast; the displaying of something, A, to show what B is not.
Dictionary definition
CONTRADISTINCTION, noun. A distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.