- noncontrastive
- non`con•tras′tive adj.
From formal English to slang. 2014.
noncontrastive
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noncontrastive — /non keuhn tras tiv/, adj. 1. not contrastive. 2. Ling. in complementary distribution; in free variation. [1960 65; NON + CONTRASTIVE] * * * … Universalium
noncontrastive — /non keuhn tras tiv/, adj. 1. not contrastive. 2. Ling. in complementary distribution; in free variation. [1960 65; NON + CONTRASTIVE] … Useful english dictionary
Topic-comment — In linguistics, the topic (or theme) is informally what is being talked about, and the comment (rheme or focus) is what is being said about the topic. Although this general nature of topic comment dichotomy is generally accepted, anything beyond… … Wikipedia
