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(kän′trə)

against

Origin: L

noun

a member of any of the groups which sought to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua

Origin: AmSp, short for contrarrevolucionario, a counterrevolutionary

against, opposite, opposed to, contrary: contradict, contraceptive
lower in musical pitch or register: contrabassoon

Origin: < L contra, against < OL *com-tro- ( < com-, com- + *-tero-, compar. suffix); designating assoc. of two (opposites)

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preposition

In contrast or opposition to; against.

adverb

In opposition to something stated or expected; to the contrary.

Origin:

Origin: Latin contrā, against; see kom in Indo-European roots

prefix

Against; opposite; contrasting: contraposition.
Lower in pitch: contrabassoon.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin contrā-

Origin: , from contrā, against; see contra

Origin: . Sense 2, Italian

Origin: , from Latin contrā

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