Origin of contra
Classical Latincontra


Origin of contra
AmSp, short for contrarrevolucionario, a counterrevolutionarycontra-
- against, opposite, opposed to, contrary: contradict, contraceptive
- lower in musical pitch or register: contrabassoon
Origin of contra-
from Classical Latin contra, against from Old Latin an unverified form com-tro- ( from com-, com- + an unverified form -tero-, comparative suffix); designating associated, association of two (opposites)
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contra

preposition
adverb
Origin of contra
Latin contrā against ; see kom in Indo-European roots.Contra
noun
Origin of Contra
Spanish short for contrarrevolucionario counterrevolutionary from contrarrevolución counterrevolution contra- contra- ( from Latin contrā- ; see contra- . ) revolución revolution ( from Late Latin revolūtiō, revolūtiōn- ; see revolution . )contra-
prefix
- Against; opposite; contrasting: contraposition.
- Lower in pitch: contrabassoon.
Origin of contra-
Middle English from Latin contrā- from contrā against ; see contra . Sense 2, Italian from Latin contrā
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(comparative more contra, superlative most contra)
- to the contrary to something
(plural contras)
- (business) a deal to swap goods or services
- (accounting) an entry that cancels another entry
- (informal) any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass
- contra dance
(plural Contras)
- A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s.
Short for Spanish contrarrevolucionarios (“counter-revolutionaries”).
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contra - Legal Definition

adj
Latin
- Against; in contradiction or opposition to; in answer or reply to. See also precedent.
- In legal citation, an indication to the reader that the cited authority supports a contrary position.
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