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Meanings of binary opposition in English

Russian
противопоставление
Portuguese
oposição binária
Spanish
sistema binario
Catalan
oposició binària

Pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning.

противопоставление
Usage of binary opposition in English
1
It was the discovery of another binary opposition deep within human labour.
The Guardian
2
Still, turf versus grass is habitually presented as a binary opposition when the reality is more nuanced.
The Guardian
3
In Ireland, models of integration are typically distinguished by means of a binary opposition between assimilationism and multiculturalism.
The Irish Times
4
Capitalism has created a binary opposition between this care work and the "real work" it makes possible.
The Guardian
5
Marx's script alerted us these binary oppositions as the sources of history's cunning.
The Guardian
6
A Marxist alertness to binary oppositions might have opened their eyes.
The Guardian
7
Simple binary oppositions like good and evil become altogether murkier propositions.
The Guardian
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