con|tras|tive

con|tras|tive
con|tras|tive «kuhn TRAS tihv», adjective.
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Contrastive studies are the more revealing when we choose languages remote from each other and spoken by people of widely divergent cultures (Beals and Hoijer).


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  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • tras — al·ca·tras; con·tras·tive; te·tras·ti·chous; te·tras·ti·chus; tras·tev·er·ine; con·tras·tive·ly; te·tras·ti·chal; …   English syllables

  • contrastive — con·tras·tive …   English syllables

  • contrastively — con·tras·tive·ly …   English syllables

  • contrastive — con•tras•tive [[t]kənˈtræs tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) tending to contrast; contrasting 2) ling. of or pertaining to the study of the similarities and differences between languages or dialects without reference to their origins: contrastive analysis[/ex] •… …   From formal English to slang

  • noncontrastive — non con•tras′tive adj …   From formal English to slang

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

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