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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Contraire

    kon-trār, adj. an obsolete form of Contrary.

Editors Contribution

  1. contrairenoun

    French for opposite.

    "It looks like you have lost your marbles!" "Au contraire, I know exactly what I'm doing!"

    Etymology: Latin: contra, preposition, meaning against, compare English contra-diction (lat. dicere, to say),


    Submitted by rhythmosaur on April 13, 2022  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contraire in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contraire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
A interrupt
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