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Contra-

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contra-  
pref.  

  1. Against; opposite; contrasting: contraposition.

  2. Lower in pitch: contrabassoon.


[Middle English, from Latin contrā-, from contrā, against; see contra. Sense 2, Italian, from Latin contrā.]
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contra- pref.
Against; opposite; contrasting: contraindication.

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