contra-
combining form/kɒntrə/
/kɑːntrə/
- (in nouns, verbs and adjectives) against; opposite
- contraflow
- contradict
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- (in nouns) (music) having a pitch an octave below
- a contrabassoon
Word Originfrom Latin contra ‘against’.
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