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Contra Latin Equivalent Anti Means Essentially Contrary Contrast

word CONTRA
meaning CONTRA is the Latin equivalent of anti-, and it too means essentially “against” or “contrary to.” A contrast “stands against” something else that it's compared to. And contrapuntal music, as in the music of Bach, sets one melody against another played at the same time and produces harmony (which no one is opposed to).

Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:21, mwvb::unit:21:root, obsidian_to_anki

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