contrastive
adjective/kənˈtrɑːstɪv/
/kənˈtræstɪv/
(formal or linguistics)- showing the differences between things, especially between languages
- a contrastive analysis of British and Australian English
Oxford Collocations DictionaryContrastive is used with these nouns:- linguistics
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