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con·tra1

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–preposition

1.	against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult.

–adverb

2.	contrariwise; on or to the contrary.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L contrā

]

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con·tra2

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–noun, plural -tras

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(often initial capital letter

) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.

[Origin: < AmerSp, shortening of contrarrevolucionario counterrevolutionary

]

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con·tra Audio Help   (kŏn'trə) Pronunciation Key
prep.   In contrast or opposition to; against.

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

[Latin contrā, against; see kom in Indo-European roots.]

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contra

1362, from L. contra (prep. and adv.) "against," originally "in comparison with," ablative singular feminine of *com-teros, from Old L. com "with, together" + -tr, zero degree of the comp. suffix -ter-. The L. word was used as a prefix in L.L.; in Fr. it became contre- and passed into Eng. as counter-. The Nicaraguan Contra "anti-Sandinista" (1981) is short for contrarrevolucionario "counter-revolutionary."

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contra
noun
a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua

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Contra Costa County, CA (county, FIPS 13) Location: 37.93335 N, 121.94870 W
Population (1990): 803732 (316170 housing units)
Area: 1865.5 sq km (land), 212.1 sq km (water)

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Contra

Con"tra\ A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref.

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