how to pronounce contradistinction

/ˌkɒn.tɹə.dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/

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meanings of contradistinction

noun:

Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
The quality of being contradistinctive.

contradistinction frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word contradistinction occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics contradistinction can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that contradistinction can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words that rhyme with contradistinction

extinction

distinction