per contra
on the other hand; on the contrary.
Origin of per contra
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How to use per contra in a sentence
If I am hated and despised, I chuckle over the "per contra."
per contra to all these advantages, other indications about the place are not so pleasing.
The Land of Fire | Mayne Reidper contra, I had a skimpy bed and room, and just the necessaries of life as far as nursing was concerned.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada CambridgeBut there was a per contra, which acted as a damper to his joy, on his perceiving that both were beset with sharp spines.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne Reidper contra, his worldly duties did not prevent him from philosophical absorption.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn Leonard
British Dictionary definitions for per contra
/ (ˈpɜː ˈkɒntrə) /
on the contrary
Origin of per contra
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