Etymology

contragredient

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Today it means: Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another). Full definition →

Latin contra
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  1. Latin · derived fromcontra
  2. English todaycontragredient

Neologism based on Latin contra and gradi.

Words from the same roots

Latincontra all →

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