contrastive
[ kuh n-tras-tiv ]
/ kənˈtræs tɪv /
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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provisional, contrasting, disparate, distinct, distinctive, peculiar, offbeat, diverse, various, particular, distant, other, divergent, varied, diversified, differing, like, equivalent, relative, correlative
Nearby words
- contrast bath,
- contrast enema,
- contrast medium,
- contrast stain,
- contrasting,
- contrastive stress,
- contrasty,
- contrasuggestible,
- contrate,
- contravallation
Origin of contrastive
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