c 3 o 1 n 1 t 1 r 1 a 1 d 2 i 1 s 1 t 1 i 1 n 1 c 3 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
17 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English distinction English contradistinction From contra- + distinction.
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