"contrastive" meaning in All languages combined

See contrastive on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɹɑː.stɪv/ [UK], /kənˈtɹæs.tɪv/ [US], /ˈkɑntɹæs.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contrastive.wav Forms: more contrastive [comparative], most contrastive [superlative]
Etymology: From contrast + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contrast|ive}} contrast + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} contrastive (comparative more contrastive, superlative most contrastive)
  1. Contrasting. Derived forms: contrastive linguistics, contrastively, contrastiveness, contrastivism, contrastivist, contrastivity, noncontrastive Related terms: comparative

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} contrastive
  1. feminine plural of contrastivo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: contrastivo
    Sense id: en-contrastive-it-adj-J4VeVO1X Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "word": "contrastivism"
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          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "1985, David-Hillel Ruben, The Metaphysics of the Social World, page 141:",
          "text": "Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2008, Alexandra Aikhenvald, The Manambu Language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, →ISBN, page 1:",
          "text": "Vowel length is contrastive.",
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