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contra

1

[ kon-truh ]

preposition

  1. against; in opposition or contrast to:

    Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult.

adverb

  1. contrariwise; on or to the contrary.

contra-

2
  1. a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite,” “opposing”:

    contradistinction, contraindicate.

contra

3

[ kon-truh; Spanish kawn-trah ]

noun

plural contras
  1. (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.

contra-

4
  1. a prefix meaning “pitched lower than” the voice or instrument specified by the following element:

    contralto, contrabassoon.

contra-

prefix

  1. against; contrary; opposing; contrasting

    contraceptive

    contradistinction

  2. (in music) pitched below

    contrabass

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of contra1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin DzԳٰ

Origin of contra2

< Late Latin, Latin, prefixal use of adverb and preposition DzԳٰ

Origin of contra3

First recorded in 1980–85; from Central American Spanish, shortening of contrarrevolucionario “cdzܲԳٱ𱹴DZܳپDzԲ”

Origin of contra4

< Italian < Latin; contra- 1( def ), counterpoint
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of contra1

from Latin, from DzԳٰ against

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