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contrastive

[ kuhn-tras-tiv ]
/ kənĖˆtrƦs 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 1810ā€“20; contrast + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM contrastive

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

Words nearby contrastive

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Words related to contrastive

provisional, contrasting, disparate, distant, distinct, distinctive, divergent, diverse, offbeat, other, particular, peculiar, various, differing, diversified, varied, approaching, contingent, correlative, equivalent

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