Contrastive Definition
kən-trăstĭv
adjective
Containing or forming a contrast; contrasting.
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Capable of distinguishing meaning; being in opposition.
A phonological feature that is contrastive in one language but not in another.
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Pertaining to the study of structural contrasts.
Contrastive analysis.
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Origin of Contrastive
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contrast +"Ž -ive
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