contra
NounUS[kon-truh]/ˈkɑntrə/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in NicaraguaType of Nicaraguan
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con′tra.
A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many English words. Cf. Counter, adv. & pref.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54