The meaning of Contra
Contra – definition
prefixAgainst; opposite.
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Contraceptionprefix(of an instrument or organ stop) pitched an octave below.
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Contrabass
nounA member of a guerrilla force in nicaragua which opposed the left-wing sandinista government 1979–90, and was supported by the us for much of that time.
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But the sandinistas, not the contras, now threatened armed resistance to the new democratic governm…
prefixAgainst or opposite
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To contradict (= say the opposite), contraception (= something that is used to prevent pregnancy)
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Word origin
abbreviation of Spanish contrarevolucionario ‘counter-revolutionary’.
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