contra-

pref.

1. Against; opposite; contrasting: contraposition.
2. Lower in pitch: contrabassoon.

[Middle English, from Latin contrā-, from contrā, against. See contra. Sense 2, Italian, from Latin contrā.]

A prefix meaning ‘against’, as in ‘contrapunctus’ and ‘contratenor’; it may also mean ‘lower octave’. The ‘contra octave’ is the one from C′ to B′; instruments in that range are described as CONTRABASS instruments.

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pref.

Against; opposite; contrasting: contraindication.

Dansk (Danish)
pref. - mod-, kontra-

Français (French)
pref. - (préf) contra- signifiant contre, en sens contraire, qui contraste, plus bas (le timbre de la voix)

Deutsch (German)
pref. - contra, gegen, wider, gegenüber, Kontra..., tief

Ελληνική (Greek)
pref. - αντι -, (μουσ.) κόντρα-

Español (Spanish)
pref. - contra-

Svenska (Swedish)
pref. - mot-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反对的, 低音的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
pref. - 反對的, 低音的

한국어 (Korean)
pref. - 반대하여, 대조하여

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(بادئه الكلم- ه) بادئه تعني ضد أو عكس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pref. - ‮נגד, מול, נוגד את, נמוך (קול), (קידומת)‬

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contra	contra alto
contra force	contra costa