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contrastive

[ kuhn-tras-tiv ]
/ kənˈtrƦs tÉŖv /
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Definition of contrastive

adjective
tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
studying or exhibiting the congruences and differences between two languages or dialects without reference to their origins: contrastive linguistics.
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Origin of contrastive

First recorded in 1810–20; contrast + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM contrastive

conĀ·trasĀ·tiveĀ·ly, adverbunĀ·conĀ·trasĀ·tive, adjectiveunĀ·conĀ·trasĀ·tiveĀ·ly, adverb
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