Today we cross the continent in airplanes in contradistinction to the slow covered wagons of our ancestors.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
contradistinction — con•tra•dis•tinc•tion [[t]ˌkɒn trə dɪˈstɪŋk ʃən[/t]] n. distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50 con tra•dis•tinc′tive, adj. con tra•dis•tinc′tive•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
contradistinction — con|tra|dis|tinc|tion [ˌkɔntrədıˈstıŋkʃən US ˌka:n ] n in contradistinction to sth formal in contrast to or compared to something ▪ plants in contradistinction to animals … Dictionary of contemporary English
contradistinction — con|tra|dis|tinc|tion [ ,kantrədı stıŋkʃən ] noun count in contradistinction to something FORMAL used for showing differences between two things by comparing them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Contradistinction — Con tra*dis*tinc tion, n. Distinction by contrast. [1913 Webster] That there are such things as sins of infirmity in contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be questioned. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
tio — ab·rup·tio; ac·tio; adi·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ae·mu·la·tio; cau·tio; cer·tio·ra·ri; co·emp·tio; col·la·tio; con·dic·tio; con·di·tio; con·duc·tio; con·fec·tio; con·tra·dic·tio; con·ven·tio·neer; de·bel·la·tio; de·scrip·tio; des·ig·na·tio;… … English syllables
