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(n)
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
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a line, often invisible, which marks the boundary between two areas.
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
The opposite.
(uncountable) The quality of being different.
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
One who counts.
The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
The state of being inconsistent.
(uncountable) A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
(now literary) Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.
A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
Something actual as opposed to invented.
(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.
An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
Change; alteration.
A ban on trade with another country.
The opposite of something.
(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.
Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
A comparison made between diverse elements.
A conversion or transition from one thing to another.
A return on investment.
One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
(adj)
In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
The act of returning.
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
A slice, section or portion.
An exchange of two comparable things.
An act of exchanging or trading.
A change of direction or orientation.
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
(Australia, British, Canada) Standard spelling of installment.
(technology) The act of calibrating something.
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
(finance, insurance, law) The other party to a financial transaction.
(mnemonic) An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
(computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data.
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
A movement to do something, a beginning.
A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.
(nautical) The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel.
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
examining resemblances or differences
The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.
The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.
The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter.
The property of not being in balance.
Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
A surname.
(v)
(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
(adv)
In a contrasting manner; by way of contrast.
An act of juxtaposition.
Making a strong impression.
In, or relating to, juxtaposition.
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
Prior to administration of a contrast medium.