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contrastive

/kənˈtræstɪv/

contrastiveadjective

more contrastive

Comp.

most contrastive

Super.

/kənˈtræstɪv/

Translations

сопоставительный

The contrastive analysis of the two languages revealed many differences.

Сопоставительный анализ двух языков выявил много различий.

контрастный

The contrastive colors in the painting made it stand out.

Контрастные цвета на картине выделяли её.

Definitions

Serving to compare in order to show differences.

The contrastive analysis of the two languages highlighted their distinct grammatical structures.

Relating specifically to distinctions in meaning that arise from differences in linguistic form, such as phonemes, morphemes, or syntactic structures.

Vowel length is contrastive in Japanese, so /o/ and /oː/ represent different words.

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