Nearby Words
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.
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Contra
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin contrā
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin contrā
Example Sentences
- Europa lanzó ayer una ofensiva contra las operaciones especulativas que han agravado la crisis financiera y de la deuda.
- Algo distinto ocurre cuando una placa en el océano choca contra una placa continental.
- And contra dancing involves a couple of the mentioned.
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Word Origin & History
contra
mid-14c., 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-.
EXPANDContra
1981, "anti-Sandinista Nicaraguan," short for Sp. contrarrevolucionario "counter-revolutionary."
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