"contra" meaning in All languages combined

See contra on Wiktionary

Preposition [Latijn]

  1. tegen, tegenover
    Sense id: nl-contra-la-prep-YS58mA4Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [Nederlands]

IPA: ˈkɔntra Audio: nl-contra.ogg Forms: contra's [plural]
  1. contrarevolutionair
    Sense id: nl-contra-nl-noun-Xsifz4M0
  2. argumenten tegen de geponeerde stelling
    Sense id: nl-contra-nl-noun-4y9RfNAC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Preposition [Nederlands]

IPA: ˈkɔntra Audio: nl-contra.ogg
  1. tegen
    Sense id: nl-contra-nl-prep-A2Quj3Hn Categories (other): Woorden met boekreferenties
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: contra-

Inflected forms

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    "van Latijn cŏntrā \"tegen, tegenover\", als voorzetsel voor aangetroffen vanaf 1555"
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    {
      "word": "contra-expertise"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "contramal"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "contramine"
    },
    {
      "word": "contramineren"
    },
    {
      "word": "contramineur"
    },
    {
      "word": "contramoer"
    },
    {
      "word": "contraoctaaf"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrapen"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrapositie"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrapost"
    },
    {
      "word": "contraprestatie"
    },
    {
      "word": "contraproductief"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrapunt"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrapuntist"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrareformatie"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "contraschroef"
    },
    {
      "word": "contraspionage"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrasteker"
    },
    {
      "word": "contrastekker"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "contraterreur"
    },
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      "word": "contraterrorisme"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "contraceptivum"
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      "word": "contragewicht"
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    },
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    },
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    {
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      "word": "contrarevolutie"
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    {
      "word": "contrarevolutionair"
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      "word": "contraschroef"
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      "word": "contrasteker"
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      "word": "contrastekker"
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Download raw JSONL data for contra meaning in All languages combined (4.1kB)

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