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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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The Trojan princes contradistinctively share Hector's premonition of defeat, even when the tide of battle turns in their favor.
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