Word: contradistinction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
tra
dis
tinc
tion
Definition: The quality of being contradistinctive.
Morphemes:
Affix: contra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: against
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: distinct
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Capable of being perceived very clearly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: distinctus
Language: la
Decoded: distinctus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: definite, lucid
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.