contra

Dictionary entries

• contra:

  Adverb

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = facing, face-to-face, in the eyes; towards/up to; across; in opposite direction;; against, opposite, opposed/hostile/contrary/in reply to; directly over/level;; otherwise, differently; conversely; on the contrary; vice versa;

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• contra:

  Preposition

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = against, facing, opposite; weighed against; as against; in resistance/reply to;; contrary to, not in conformance with; the reverse of; otherwise than;; towards/up to, in direction of; directly over/level with; to detriment of;

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