contra

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Synonyms: centra, contr, cintra, contre, contro, condra, kontra, conta, cantra, contea, montra

Antonyms: centra, contr, cintra, contre, contro, condra, kontra, conta, cantra, contea, montra

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Preposition

1. [[against|Against]]; [[contrary]] or [[opposed]] to; in [[opposition]] or [[contrast]] to.

Adverb

1. Contrary to something.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|business}} A deal to [[swap]] goods or services.
2. {{lb|en|politics|pejorative}} A [[conservative]]; {{non-gloss|originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries}}.
3. {{lb|en|accounting|often|attributive}} An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
4. {{lb|en|music|informal}} Any of the musical instruments in the [[contrabass]] range, e.g. [[contrabassoon]], [[contrabass clarinet]] or, especially, [[double bass]].
5. {{lb|en|dance}} A [[contra dance]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|US|New England|dance}} A [[country dance]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|accounting}} To [[undo]]; to [[reverse]].

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