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preposition(con-tra)against —used chiefly in the phrase pro and contra
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preposition(con-tra)in opposition or contrast to
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noun(con-tra)a member of a guerrilla group opposed to the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1980s
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prefix(con-tra)against : contrary : contrasting
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prefix(con-tra)pitched below normal bass
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noun(con-tra)a folk dance in which couples face each other in two lines or a square
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noun(con-tra)a piece of music for a contra dance
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Latin phrase(con-tra)against nature : not in accordance with the natural order or with religiously sanctioned normality
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adverb(con-tra)on the contrary
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adverb(con-tra)by way of contrast
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adverb(con-tra)as an offset
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Latin phrase(con-tra)war of all against all
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noun(con-tra)a folk dance in which couples face each other in two lines or a square
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noun(con-tra)a piece of music for a contra dance