"a contrario" meaning in All languages combined

See a contrario on Wiktionary

Adverb [French]

IPA: /a kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁjo/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-a contrario.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-a contrario.wav [France, Lyon]
Etymology: From Latin ā contrāriō. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|ā contrāriō}} Latin ā contrāriō Head templates: {{fr-adv|nolinkhead=1}} a contrario
  1. au contraire, on the contrary
    Sense id: en-a_contrario-fr-adv-3KiPXX4D Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Indonesian]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ā contrāriō. Etymology templates: {{lbor|id|la|ā contrāriō}} Learned borrowing from Latin ā contrāriō Head templates: {{head|id|adverb|nolinkhead=1}} a contrario
  1. (law) au contraire, on the contrary
    Sense id: en-a_contrario-id-adv-3KiPXX4D Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Law Topics: law

Adverb [Latin]

IPA: [ˈaː kɔnˈtraː.ri.oː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː konˈtraː.ri.o] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: ā contrāriō [canonical]
Head templates: {{la-adv|ā contrāriō|-}} ā contrāriō (not comparable)
  1. on the contrary Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-a_contrario-la-adv-8sE3djvi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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