contra

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contra

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French contre, Italian contra, Latin contrā. Doublet of the inherited către.

preposition

against, versus

adverb

against, opposed to, opposite
in exchange for

In English

against in a contrary direction to
versus in opposition to
contra contrary to something

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MLA

"contra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/contra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

contra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/contra

Chicago

"contra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/contra.

BibTeX

@misc{contra_2026,
  title = {contra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/contra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}