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noncontrastive

American

[non-kuhn-tras-tiv] / ˌnɒn kənˈtræs tɪv /

adjective

not contrastive.
Linguistics. in complementary distribution; in free variation.

Etymology

Origin of noncontrastive

First recorded in 1960–65; non- + contrastive

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