counterdistinction en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + distinction.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) contradistinction
Rorem decries our fascination with performers in counterdistinction to the modest interest paid to those who write the music performed.
1987 December 13, Donald Stone, “Ned Rorem's Nantucket Diary”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterdistinctions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |