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contra

1

[kon-truh]

preposition

  1. against; in opposition or contrast to.

    Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult.



adverb

  1. contrariwise; on or to the contrary.

contra-

2
  1. a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite,” “opposing”.

    contradistinction, contraindicate.

contra

3

[kon-truh, kawn-trah]

noun

plural

contras 
  1. (often initial capital letter)a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.

contra-

4
  1. a prefix meaning “pitched lower than” the voice or instrument specified by the following element.

    contralto, contrabassoon.

contra-

prefix

  1. against; contrary; opposing; contrasting

    contraceptive

    contradistinction

  2. (in music) pitched below

    contrabass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contra1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin DzԳٰ

Origin of contra2

< Late Latin, Latin, prefixal use of adverb and preposition DzԳٰ

Origin of contra3

First recorded in 1980–85; from Central American Spanish, shortening of contrarrevolucionario “cdzܲԳٱ𱹴DZܳپDzԲ”

Origin of contra4

< Italian < Latin; contra- 1 ( def. ), counterpoint
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contra1

from Latin, from DzԳٰ against
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Example Sentences

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About 500 of them could be in San Francisco; about 300 apiece in San Mateo and Marin counties; nearly 200 in Alameda County and 33 in Contra Costa County.

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Delegate Jane Baulch-Enloe of Contra Costa County and her daughter spread the contents of their bag of Democratic Party swag across a table, taking stock of the flyers and campaign memorabilia, including a Becerra for Governor button, a clear plastic coin purse from Yee and a blue Thurmond bookmark that read, “Ban fascism, not books.”

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When she left business cards with youths at a Contra Costa facility while investigating concerns about access to mental health services, Sharony said the department chief called her supervisors within the Office of Youth and Community Restoration to complain.

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In April, a resident reported multiple birds were possibly electrocuted by a power line in the unincorporated area of Richmond, northeast of San Francisco, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.

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River, and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, which said it lost a $155,000 grant for a project to provide food to communities in need in Vallejo.

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