CONTRASTIVE
\kˈɒntɹastˌɪv], \kˈɒntɹastˌɪv], \k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_a_s_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
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of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"
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syntactically establishing a relationship of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; "disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function"
By Princeton University
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strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"
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of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"
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(grammar) syntactically establishing a relationship of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence; "disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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