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contradistinction noun antagonism, antithesis, clashing, contradiction, contradictoriness, contrariety, counterpoint, departure from, difference, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctness, divergence, opposition See also: antipode, antithesis, contradiction, contraposition, contrary, difference, disparity How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For the Colombian-born Friedemann, whose father is an American citizen, the lace window curtains that were a fixture in bourgeois neighborhoods in her native Bogota came to embody for her the contradictions and contradistinctions that make up the world of an expatriate: the outsider stance toward both native and adopted cultures; the sense of a veil separating private and public personas. |
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