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contradistinct

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tradis-tinct
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Distinguished by opposite qualities.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From contra- + distinct.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more contradistinct (comparative) most contradistinct (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

contradistinction contradistinctive contradistinctively contradistinctiveness contradistinctly contradistinguish

Questions

What does contradistinct mean?
Distinguished by opposite qualities.
Where does contradistinct come from?
From contra- + distinct.

How to pronounce contradistinct

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