First Known Use: 15th century
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1contra
preposition con·tra \ˈkän-trə\
Definition of CONTRA
1
: against —used chiefly in the phrase pro and contra
2
: in opposition or contrast to
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Origin of CONTRA
Middle English, from Latin
2contra
noun con·tra \ˈkän-trə, ˈkōn-, -ˌträ\
Definition of CONTRA
: a member of a guerrilla group opposed to the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1980s
Origin of CONTRA
American Spanish, short for contrarrevolucionario counterrevolutionary
First Known Use: 1981
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