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contra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contra preposition Against or in opposition to.
  • versus prep Against, or in opposition to, especially in a contest, match, or legal case.

Senses

contra is used for these senses in English:

  • contra Contrary to something.
  • contra Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to.
  • versus Against; in opposition to.

contra — full definition

  1. preposition Against or in opposition to.
  2. noun An accounting entry that offsets or cancels out another entry.
  3. noun A member of a rightist guerrilla group that fought Nicaragua's socialist government in the 1980s, secretly backed by the United States.

versus — full definition

  1. prep Against, or in opposition to, especially in a contest, match, or legal case.
  2. prep Used to compare one option or idea directly with another.
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