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Contradistinction in a sentence

Contradistinction meaning

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

Synonyms of Contradistinction

differentiation distinction

Related words

Other words often associated with Contradistinction or its synonyms:

discrimination specialization note adaptation quality operation preeminence adjustment specialisation eminence adaption difference

Using Contradistinction

  • The main meaning on this page is: Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined. | The quality of being contradistinctive.
  • Useful related words include: differentiation, distinction.
  • In the example corpus, contradistinction often appears in combinations such as: in contradistinction, contradistinction to.

Context around Contradistinction

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Contradistinction

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

imperfect in contradistinction to perfect 1× in contradistinction to bloch 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in contradistinction to 1× such meters are 1×

Common sentence endings:

into equal units 1× medieval nobility itself 1×

Words around Contradistinction

Just before it in the word index:

contradicts 164 contradictory 344 contradictorily 3 contradictions 218 contradiction 328 contradicting 87

Just after it in the word index:

contrafact 2 contrafect 7 contraflow 11 contrail 8 contrails 24 contraindicated 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Contradistinction

  • In this selection, "contradistinction" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include imperfect in contradistinction to perfect and in contradistinction to bloch. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contradistinction" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contradistinction

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Such meters are sometimes called imperfect, in contradistinction to perfect meters, in which the bar is first divided into equal units. (21 words)

In contradistinction to Bloch, the Belgian historian François-Louis Ganshof defined feudalism from a narrow legal and military perspective, arguing that feudal relationships existed only within the medieval nobility itself. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

In contradistinction to Bloch, the Belgian historian François-Louis Ganshof defined feudalism from a narrow legal and military perspective, arguing that feudal relationships existed only within the medieval nobility itself. (30 words)

Such meters are sometimes called imperfect, in contradistinction to perfect meters, in which the bar is first divided into equal units. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

In contradistinction to Bloch, the Belgian historian François-Louis Ganshof defined feudalism from a narrow legal and military perspective, arguing that feudal relationships existed only within the medieval nobility itself.

Such meters are sometimes called imperfect, in contradistinction to perfect meters, in which the bar is first divided into equal units.

Common combinations with contradistinction

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • in contradistinction 2×
  • contradistinction to 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contradistinction" in a sentence?
An example: "In contradistinction to Bloch, the Belgian historian François-Louis Ganshof defined feudalism from a narrow legal and military perspective, arguing that feudal relationships existed only within the medieval nobility itself." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "contradistinction" from authentic English texts.
What does "contradistinction" mean?
Contradistinction means: Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
What are synonyms of "contradistinction"?
Common synonyms of "contradistinction" include: differentiation, distinction.
How many example sentences with "contradistinction" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "contradistinction", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.