单词 | contra |
释义 | contra- in British Englishprefix 1. against; contrary; opposing; contrasting contraceptive contradistinction 2. (in music) pitched below contrabass Word origin from Latin, from contrā againstcontra in American English 1 (ˈkɑntrə) preposition against contra in American English 2 (ˈkɑntrə; ˈkoʊntrə) noun a member of any of the groups which sought to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua Word origin AmSp, short for contrarrevolucionario, a counterrevolutionarycontra- in American English (ˈkɑntrə) 1. against, opposite, opposed to, contrary contradict, contraceptive 2. lower in musical pitch or register contrabassoon Word origin < L contra, against < OL *com-tro- ( < com-, com- + *-tero-, compar. suffix); designating assoc. of two (opposites)Definition of 'contra-' |
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