contra

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   Contrary to something.

   […] it is useless to pray “Thy kingdom come” and vote contra or stay away from the polls; […].

2. 2
   noun

   An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).

   A contra position; a contra entry.

3. 3
   noun

   A country dance.

   Folk histories record that contras were gradually displaced by the introduction of the quadrille and the new couple dances.

4. 4
   verb

   To undo; to reverse.

   To contra a position (an entry).

Short for Spanish contrarrevolucionarios (“counter-revolutionaries”).

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