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noncontrastive

non·con·tras·tive
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-kuh n-tras-tiv]
    • /ˌnɒn kənˈtræs tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-kuh n-tras-tiv]
    • /ˌnɒn kənˈtræs tɪv/

Definitions of noncontrastive word

  • adjective noncontrastive not contrastive. 1
  • adjective noncontrastive Linguistics. in complementary distribution; in free variation. 1
See all 2 definitions of noncontrastive

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Origin of noncontrastive

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; non- + contrastive

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Parts of speech for Noncontrastive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Noncontrastive

noncontrastive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

noncontrastive usage trend in Literature

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