Contradistinction

con·tra·dis·tinc·tion [kon-truh-di-stingk-shuh n]
noun
1. distinction made by contrasting two different things:
:Hamburgers in contradistinction to salads.
==Origin==
1640-50; contra- 1+ distinction
==Synonyms==
1. antithesis, contradiction.
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