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contradistinction
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con·tra·dis·tinc·tion  (kntr-d-stngkshn)
n.
Distinction by contrasting or opposing qualities.
contra·dis·tinctive adj.
contra·dis·tinctive·ly adv.
contradistinction
Noun
a distinction made by contrasting different qualities
contradistinctive adj
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Noun1.contradistinction - a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
differentiation, distinction - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
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For the Colombian-born Friedemann, whose father is an American citizen, the lace window curtains that were a fixture in bourgeois neighborhoods in her native Bogota came to embody for her the contradictions and contradistinctions that make up the world of an expatriate: the outsider stance toward both native and adopted cultures; the sense of a veil separating private and public personas.
Nancy Friedemann: Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts by Caniglia, Julie / Artforum International
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