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Definition of contrastive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

contrastive

adjective
 
/kənˈtrɑːstɪv/
 
/kənˈtræstɪv/
(formal or linguistics)
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  1. 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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