contra-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
contra- /ˈkɒntrə/
▶prefix
- 1 against; opposite: contraception.
- 2 Music (of instruments or organ stops) pitched an octave below: contrabass.
– origin from L. contra ‘against’.
'contra-' also found in these Oxford entries:
con
- contra
- contraband
- contrabass
- contra-rotating
- contrary
- contrast
- contra-suggestible
- contravene
- control
- counter
- counter-
- counterfeit
- countermand
- countervail
- country
- encounter
- per contra
