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[ˈkɒntrɑːst], (Noun)
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- the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association
(e.g: the day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine)
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Origin
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late 17th century (as a term in fine art, in the sense ‘juxtapose so as to bring out differences in form and colour’): from French contraste (noun), contraster (verb), via Italian from medieval Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’
[ˈkɒntrɑːst], (Verb)
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- differ strikingly
(e.g: his friend's success contrasted with his own failure)
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Origin
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late 17th century (as a term in fine art, in the sense ‘juxtapose so as to bring out differences in form and colour’): from French contraste (noun), contraster (verb), via Italian from medieval Latin contrastare, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + stare ‘stand’
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