in contradistinction to something

in contradistinction to something
in contradistinction to something formal phrase
used for showing differences between two things by comparing them
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Main entry: contradistinction

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in contradistinction to sth/sb idiom
(formal) in contrast with sth/sb

Lionesses, in contradistinction to the females of other animals, are the hunters.

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