contrariorum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →contrarium, contrarii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Literature
opposite (quantity), reverse/contrary (fact/argument); argument from contraries;; opposite direction; antithesis; contrast; [ex ~ => on the contrary/other hand];
gen. pl. - Entry →contrarius, contraria, contrarium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opposite, contrary, in contradiction; antithetical; opposed/hostile/adverse;; incompatible; reversed, inverted; reciprocal, mutual; counterbalancing;
gen. pl. (m.)gen. pl. (n.) - Entry →contrarius, contrarii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
opponent, adversary; antagonist;
gen. pl.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...tollatur medicina, quae ex obseruatione salubrium atque his contrariorum reperta est et, ut quibusdam placet, tota constat experimentis..."Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...quarum, inquit, artium summae crescere possunt, earum etiam contrariorum summa poterit augeri; ad virtutis autem summam accedere nihil..."
