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Meaning

Noun

  • A
    in
    ,
    between two
    that makes them
    distinguishable.
  • The
    of this difference.
  • A control on a
    , etc, that
    the amount of
    in the
    being displayed.
  • A
    between two
    , people or concepts.
    Something that is
    of or
    different from something else.
    In Rhetoric:
    Antithesis.

    Verb

    To
    in order to show the
    or
    between.
    To form a contrast.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    contrast
    English
    arrow
    contraster
    French
    arrow
    contrastare
    Italian
    arrow
    contra-
    Italian
    stare
    Italian
    arrow
    stare
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym

    Antonyms

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