contra–
pref.
- Against; opposite; contrasting: contraposition.
- Lower in pitch: contrabassoon.
[Middle English, from Latin contrā-, from contrā, against. See contra. Sense 2, Italian, from Latin contrā.]
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[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
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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