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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr & vb n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL contrastare to resist, withstand, fr L. contra + stare to stand See {Stand}.] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. --Lyell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contrasting adj : strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors" [syn: {contrastive}]
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