"contrast set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contrast sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrast set (plural contrast sets)
  1. (linguistics) A set of concepts whose names are coordinate terms. Wikipedia link: contrast set Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-contrast_set-en-noun-yBo7BQde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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