- contrastive
- adjective Date: 1841 forming or consisting of a contrast • contrastively adverb
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contrastive — contrast ► NOUN 1) the state of being noticeably different from something else when put or considered together. 2) a thing or person noticeably different from another. 3) the degree of difference between tones in a television picture, photograph … English terms dictionary
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Contrastive distribution — in linguistics, as opposed to complementary distribution or free variation, is the relationship between two different elements, where both elements are found in the same environment with a change in meaning. Contents 1 Phonology 2 Morphology 3… … Wikipedia
