单词 | contraversion |
释义 | contraversionn. rare. A turning in the opposite direction. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > changing to face different direction or turning > to opposite direction inverting1573 reverse1589 round turn1611 reversal1648 controversion1684 contraversion1706 volte-face1819 turnabout1833 about-turn1912 U-turn1915 about-face1930 U1971 heel turn1983 1706 W. Congreve Pindarique Ode on Her Majesty's Arms Disc. sig. Ajv The second Stanza was call'd the Antistrophé, from the Contraversion of the Chorus; the Singers, in performing that, turning from the Left Hand to the Right, contrary always to their Motion in the Strophé. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1706 |
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