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See more synonyms for contra on Thesaurus.com against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult. Show More
contrariwise; on or to the contrary. Show More
Origin of contra 1 1350–1400; Middle English < Latin contrā
contra 2 [kon -truh ; Spanish kawn -tr ah]
noun, plural con·tras [kon -truh z; Spanish kawn -tr ahs] /ˈkɒn trəz; Spanish (often initial capital letter ) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua. Show More
a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite,” “opposing”: contradistinction, contraindicate. Show More
Origin of contra- 1 < Late Latin, Latin, prefixal use of adverb and preposition contrā
a prefix meaning “pitched lower than” the voice or instrument specified by the following element: contralto, contrabassoon. Show More
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Related Words for contra antithesis ,
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regression Examples from the Web for contra Contemporary Examples of contra But contra William Faulkner, there are signs that the past is finally becoming past.
The country had just emerged from a civil war and was in the midst of the rising Contra conflict of the early 1980s.
So now we're apparently back to saying, contra the Obama administration, that Iran's program is still progressing.
Not by Israeli forces, the UN now reports, contra previous stories from the WaPo and the BBC last November.
Contra Ricardo, the share going to land is declining steadily and capital is capturing the gains.
Historical Examples of contra For in this, as every other step in life, there is a pro and contra .
He did not live long after the completion of the Contra Celsum.
Let us see whether there are any contra - dictions in the Bible.
He showed himself a man of might, and insight too, in his Contra haereticos.
A comparison of the explanation of this passage in Contra Crescon.
British Dictionary definitions for contra against; contrary; opposing; contrasting contraceptive ; contradistinction (in music) pitched below contrabass Show More
Word Origin for contra- from Latin, from contrā against
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Word Origin and History for contra mid-14c., from Latin contra (prep. and adv.) "against," originally "in comparison with," ablative singular feminine of *com-teros , from Old Latin com "with, together" (see com- ) + -tr , zero degree of the comparative suffix -ter- .
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n. 1981, "anti-Sandinista Nicaraguan," short for Spanish contrarrevolucionario "counter-revolutionary."
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word-forming element meaning "against, in opposition," from Latin adverb and preposition contra (see contra ). The Latin word was used as a prefix in Late Latin. In French, it became contre- and passed into English as counter- . The Old English equivalent was wiðer (surviving in withers and widdershins ), from wið "with, against."
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Against; opposite; contrasting: contraindication. Show More
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