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contradistinction

N ความแตกต่าง กัน  difference kwam-teak-tang-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTRADISTINCTION

n.[contra and distinction. ] Distinction by opposite qualities. We speak of sins of infirmity, in contradistinction to those of presumption.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTRADISTINCTION

CONTRADISTINCTION Con `tra *dis *tinc "tion, n.

 

Defn: Distinction by contrast. That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be questioned. South.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contradistinction

con tra dis tinc tion |ˌkäntrədəˈstiNGkSHən ˌkɑntrədəˈstɪŋ (k )ʃən | ▶noun distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things: the bacterium is termed “rough ” in contradistinction to its ordinary smooth form.

 

Oxford Dictionary

contradistinction

contra |dis ¦tinc ¦tion |kɒntrədɪˈstɪŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things: such a process is known as induction, in contradistinction to the deduction process.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contradistinction

c ò ntra dist í nction 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠対比 [対照 ](による区別 )▸ in contradistinction to A Aと対照的に [対比して ]