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contrastive

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11 lettersPronunciation /kənˈtɹɑː.stɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceinorsttvStarts with CEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence

Word origin

From contrast + -ive.

Used in a sentence

  • Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton.
  • Vowel length is contrastive.

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