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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

contra- en · X

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- From Latin contrā (“against”). Doublet of counter-.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Against; in opposition to.

Deriveds

contrarotating · contraclockwise · contraindication · contradiction · contraceptive · contradict · contraband · contrary

Relateds

contra

Synonyms

anti- (against) · ob- (against) · dis- (against) · counter- (against)