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Meanings of contradistinction in English

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Usage of contradistinction in English
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The Academy looked, in contradistinction to the jail and the cemetery, quite deserted.
The Goose Man
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In contradistinction to that which repels, and disintegrates, it is attraction.
Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul
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Modernism, he defines, at its simplest, as personal experience, in contradistinction from authority.
Painted Windows / Studies in Religious Personality
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The stillness of the place, in contradistinction to the noisy crowd, did me good.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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In contradistinction to Paul, who was "chargeable to no man" (verse 9).-Ed.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
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In contradistinction from wit, humor deals with incidents, characters, situations.
Public Speaking: Principles and Practice
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On the growth of language in contradistinction to the history of language; (3.)
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
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Hers was not the age to make allowances for circumstances in contradistinction to actual deeds.
The Vale of Cedars; Or, The Martyr
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Therefore they began by forming what are called artificial systems, in contradistinction to natural systems.
Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3 / An Exposition of the...
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It is rather difficult to-day to define what high explosives are, in contradistinction to gunpowder.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
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Solomon meant that it should be complete, in contradistinction to any sidelong glances to idolatry.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
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However, in contradistinction to 1886, the movement was defensive.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States
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Among English students used in contradistinction to READING-MAN, q.v.
A Collection of College Words and Customs
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On his wrist was a watch somewhat in contradistinction to the rest of his apparel.
The bourne identity
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This gallant brigade was called the Bushwhackers, in contradistinction to the Beef-eaters of the War Department.
Siege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little people
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And what is fruit in contradistinction to leaves?
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
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