Etymology

per contra

Today it means: in contrast, on the contrary Full definition →

Latin per contra ← ['la ',
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  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromper contra
  3. English todayper contra

Borrowed from Latin per contra.

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

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