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contrary

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
1con·trary 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē, -ˌtre-rē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural con·trar·ies
Etymology:
Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, from Latin, adjective, opposite, adverse, from contra opposite
Date:
13th century
1: a fact or condition incompatible with another : opposite —usually used with the2: one of a pair of opposites3 a: a proposition so related to another that though both may be false they cannot both be true — compare subcontrary b: either of two terms (as good and evil) that cannot both be affirmed of the same subject
by contraries
obsolete : in a manner opposite to what is logical or expected
on the contrary
: just the opposite
to the contrary
1: on the contrary2: notwithstanding


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