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• n  a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
  sculpture in contradistinction to painting

• He belonged to the "Lesser Group" or "Mensheviki" of his party, in contradistinction of the "Larger Group" or "Bolsheviki.
• In contradistinction to this darkling humor he sets "gaiety, the most comprehensive of virtues, for it signifies faith, hope, charity and courage.
• This is in contradistinction to life in the Krzeminski mob back in Buffalo.