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CONTRA

\kˈɒntɹə], \kˈɒntɹə], \k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of CONTRA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A prefix from the Lat, contra, against, in opposition; used in compound words.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

prep. [Latin] Against; â€”a prefix to many words, giving the sense of opposition or contrast.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A Latin preposition, used in composition, which signifies, against.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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