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The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces.
Howard Staunton

Meaning of "contradistinction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRADISTINCTION

contradistinction  [ˌkɒntrədɪˈstɪŋkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRADISTINCTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contradistinction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTRADISTINCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contradistinction in the English dictionary

The definition of contradistinction in the dictionary is a distinction made by contrasting different qualities.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRADISTINCTION


adjunction
əˈdʒʌŋkʃən
compunction
kəmˈpʌŋkʃən
conjunction
kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən
disfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
disjunction
dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃən
distinction
dɪˈstɪŋkʃən
dysfunction
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən
eigenfunction
ˈaɪɡənˌfʌŋkʃən
expunction
ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən
extinction
ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən
function
ˈfʌŋkʃən
hyperfunction
ˌhaɪpəˈfʌŋkʃən
indistinction
ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋkʃən
injunction
ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən
intinction
ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən
junction
ˈdʒʌŋkʃən
malfunction
mælˈfʌŋkʃən
multifunction
ˈmʌltɪˌfʌŋkʃən
sanction
ˈsæŋkʃən
unction
ˈʌŋkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRADISTINCTION

contradance
contradict
contradictable
contradicter
contradiction
contradiction in terms
contradictious
contradictiously
contradictiousness
contradictive
contradictively
contradictiveness
contradictor
contradictories
contradictorily
contradictoriness
contradictory
contradistinctive
contradistinctively
contradistinguish

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRADISTINCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
introduction
production
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of contradistinction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contradistinction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRADISTINCTION

Find out the translation of contradistinction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contradistinction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contradistinction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

截然不同
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contradistinción
570 millions of speakers

English

contradistinction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुक़ाबला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالتضاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противопоставление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contraposição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রভেদ-প্রদর্শন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opposition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Contradistinction
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegensatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対比
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대조적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contradistinction
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tương phản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறுப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परस्परविरोधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zıtlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contradistinction
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwieństwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протиставлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deosebire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιδιαστολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teenstelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motsats
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motsetning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contradistinction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRADISTINCTION»

The term «contradistinction» is normally little used and occupies the 118.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRADISTINCTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contradistinction» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contradistinction» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contradistinction

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2 QUOTES WITH «CONTRADISTINCTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contradistinction.
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Nathaniel Branden
Not a great deal is known about the factors in childhood that doubtless underlie a person's choice of career - I'm talking now about a career to which one is passionately committed, in contradistinction to a career chosen merely as a means of earning a living.
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Howard Staunton
The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRADISTINCTION»

Discover the use of contradistinction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contradistinction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Contradictive and contradictional are needless VaRIaNTS of contradictory. contradistinction; contrast. These words may be distinguished, if not contradistinguished. Contradistinction = distinction by opposition; contrast = dissimilarity (but not ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Ms Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Magl. XIX, 164-167
Amore che mi tormenti (Florence 164-7 and Bologna Q21, in telling contradistinction to R1SM 15266, divide the semibreve in the Bassus at b. 8 in RISM 15266 into two minims; the rest in the Cantus at b. 11, which is lacking in RISM 15266, ...
Anthony M. Cummings, 2006
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Orthodox Preaching, in Contradistinction So Called: Defended ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
A Layman, 2010
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
✳Contradictive and ✳contradictional are needless variants of contradictory. contradistinction; contrast. These words may be distinguished, if not contradistinguished. Contradistinction = distinction by opposition; contrast= dissimilarity (but not ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
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Encyclopædia britannica: or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, ...
The present tense is used in contradistinction to both the past and future, and marks an attribute or action as existing in neither. The past and the future are in like manner used in contradistinction to the present; and mark an attribute or action ...
Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig, 1797
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The great eclipse; or, Romanism and Tractarianism versus the ...
ail truth, and giving us a right judgment in all things for Jesus' sake. Our twelve inquiries will be as follows : — 1. Whether Romanists and Tractarians teach, in contradistinction to the Word of God, that the Bible ought not to be freely circulated, ...
Great eclipse, 1853
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With ...
It is sometimes used in contradistinction to military or ecclesiastical, to natural or foreign. Thus, we speak of a civil station, as opposed to a military or ecclesiastical station ; a civil death, as opposed to a natural death ; a civil war, as opposed to ...
Joseph Story, 1833
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A familiar exposition of the Constitution of the United ...
It is sometimes used, in contradistinction to barbarous, or savage, to indicate a state of society, reduced to order and regular government. Thus, we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty; inwhichcases, it is nearly ...
Joseph Story, 1840
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The History of the Common Law of England
The Rca- First, Some have thought it to be so called sons by Way of Contradistinction to those other thereof. ^awS that have obtain'd within this Kingdom ; as, ifi. By Way of Contradistinction to the Statute Law, thus a Writ of Entry ad Communem ...
Sir Matthew Hale, 1739
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The History and Analysis of the Common Law of England
Matthew Hale. first gave that Determination to it, is va- The Rea- rioufly assigned, w. sonsthere- First, Some have thought it-to beso called • by Way of Contradistinction to those other Laws that have obtain'd within this Kingdom, as, ist. By Way ...
Matthew Hale, 1713

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRADISTINCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contradistinction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Oren Names a Villain
However, Mubarak represented old-school Cold War-style Arab-Nationalist dictatorships of the sort that Obama opposes in contradistinction to ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
2
Kumar thanks CM and his team in Information department for …
Referring to contradistinction between the traditional and qua the new media, Kumar said as on date in India there are nearly 100,000 print ... «Scoop News, Jul 15»
3
1956 is with us again as the backlash begins to emerge—බමුණු …
This stands in contradistinction to the Ranil-Mangala perspective that China's political values are authoritarian and alien to Sri Lanka, which is ... «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
4
Letter From America: Maung Maung Ohn lies about the Rohingya …
As can be seen in much contradistinction to Maung's assertions, facts are that it was the Rohingya people who were the major victims of 1942 ... «Asian Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Christians react to Supreme Court ruling
I am incredibly proud of the State of Israel, in contradistinction to all other Middle East countries, especially the barbaric government of Iran, ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
6
Sex And The Spiritual Realm: A Review Of Gordon Dalbey's Pure Sex
In contradistinction to the ancient Near Eastern context in which the biblical writers thought and lived their lives, so much of modern Western ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
7
Is APC Unable To Manage Victory?
Senate President Bukola Saraki on June 25 announced the names of principal officers in contradistinction to his party's preference. He took this ... «The Tide, Jun 15»
8
The Role of Law Enforcement Agencies in Developing New …
In contradistinction, whoever lived to experience leadership after July 1966 coup-de'tat , knows what corruption is. In other words, while the ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
9
Zim On Regression Lane
Zimbabwe in contradistinction is on a recession fast lane. Mozambique's 40th anniversary was a watershed in many ways. It came after the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
10
Why prevention was nobler option than collusion
Mallon chose to "prevent outrage and social convulsion by timely warning - in contradistinction to the laying of traps for intended criminals". «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Contradistinction [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contradistinction>. Apr 2024 ».
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