contra

About 3.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. preposition Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to.
2. adverb Contrary to something.
3. noun A deal to swap goods or services.
4. noun A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
5. noun An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).

   a contra position; a contra entry

6. noun Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
7. noun A contra dance.
8. noun A country dance.

Similar words

contrary opposed counter clearing consideration balancer offset compensation matching counterpart

Often followed by

costa gentiles affair la el scandal celsum los aid

Word family

contras