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`star who seeks to make a profit by acting in opposition to
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`rarity opinion, prevailing wisdom, etc., as by buying a com-
`y’s stock when it is out of favor with the maiority of investors
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`d]. of, by, or being a contrarian
`i
`n.tra-ri-ety (kan’tre zi’e té) n. [ME contrarieté < OFr < LL
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`ntrarietas < L contrarius]
`1 the condition or quality of being
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`Wary 2 pl. -ties anything; that is contrary; inconsistency or
`screpancy
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`’.trari-ous (ken trer’é es) adj. [ME < ML contrariosus < L
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`mrius] [Now Chiefly Dial.] contrary; esp., perverse
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`' 'ari-wise (kan’trer’é wiz’; for 3, often ken trer’é wiz’) adv.
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`< fol; + -WISE]
`1 on the contrary; from the opposite point of
`rm of bridge, developed. fro
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`‘2 in the opposite way; in a reversed order, direction, etc. 3
`umber of tricks named in the ,
`sely
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`game, additional tricks be“
`trary (kan’trer’é; for adj. 4, often ken trer’é) adj. [ME con~
`
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`fie < OFr contraire < L contrarius, opposite, opposed < contra,
`aving the power of contract'
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`nstl ‘1 opposed; in opposition [contrary to the rules] 2 oppo-
`:il~ity (kan’trak til’e té) n. mg
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`to in nature, order, direction, etc.; altogether different 3 unfa-
`[E contraccioun < OFr contrac
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`table [contrary winds] 4 inclined to oppose or disagree stub-
`ng or being contracted 2 th
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`.
`; perverse -—n., pl. --trar:ies 1 the opposrte; thmg that IS the
`.cle fiber or a muscle in action
`Gram. a) the shortening of
`site of another 2 Logic either of two propositions so related
`
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`1e or more sounds or letters bj
`only one can be true but both may be false: see CONTRADTC-
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`ajc con rary o w a
`is expec e —on
`e con rary as
`1,: she’S for she is, aren’t for are
`n. 12) —:dv. mta coEtiary way; congranwmih—by cotntrarles
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`1 busmess acmlty
`on track
`ged to what has been said ——to the contrary to the apposite
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`"as;
`1L contractivus]
`1 having the
`in reversal of what is stated —con-trari-Iy (kan’trer’e lé, ken
`-
`)r tending to produce contr
`({V’—CO"'-'tra
`ness n
`l for 3 usually, ken trak’ter) ,9
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`2 a person who contracts
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`ain Work for a stipulated su
`building trades 3 a thing th
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`L, a muscle that contracts
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`7. of, or having the nature of trast (ken trast’; for n. kan’trast’) Vt. [Fr contractor < It &, VL
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`rastare, to withstand < L contra, against + stare, to STAND] to
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`:ondition of abnormal shorts
`lon, etc., often With persisten
`"para so as to point out the differences; set off against one
`er —vi. to show differences when compared; form a contrast
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` DNTREDANSE _
`1 a contrasting or being contrasted 2 _a difference, esp. a
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`o g difference, between things being compared 3 a person or
`: L contradictus, pp. of co
`g showing differences when compared with another 4 the
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`1
`cc, to speak: see DICTION]
`ct. of a'striking difference, as in color or tone, of adjacent parts
`Leone else has said) b) to de
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`ainting, photograph, video-screen image, etc. -—SYN. COM-
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`clare (a statement, report, e
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`—con-trast’-able adj. —con-trast’-ive adj.
`trary or opposed to; go again;
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`sty (kan’tras’té, ken tras’té) adj..Photog. showing sharp
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`-vi. to speak in demal; opp
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`fits of tone, as between light and dark areas
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`t’-able adj. —-con’-tra-dic’~tor
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`ra-val~la-tion (kan’tre ve la’shen) n. [Fr contrevallation < L
`traycounter + uallatr'o, entrenchment < vallurn, WALL] a fortifi-
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`i n. [ME contradiccioun <.O
`tion" et up to protect a besieging force from attack by the
`L contradicting or being contra
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`nders ”of the besieged place or by a relieving force from'the
`:0 another; denial 3 a con
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`y to each other; inconmsten
`statement having contradi
`vene (kan’tra ven’) Vt. --vened', --ven’-ing [Fr contrev'enir
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`,contravenire < L contra, against + venire, to COME]
`1 to go
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`t; oppose; conflict with; violate [practices contravéning an
`l inclined to contradict; con ‘
`sense 1)
`code] 2 to disagree with in argument; contradict —con’-tra-
`tion (-ven’shen) n.
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` ) adj. [ME contradictorie < ‘
`re-coup (kan'tre ko—o’) n. [Fr < cantre (L contra), against +
`ntradiction; inconsistent: al
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`blow, COUP] an injury, as to the brain, resulting from a
`radict or deny ——n., Pl- ""95
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`tit produced in a part opposite to the part that received the
`osite 2 Logic either of two p
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`esulting from the impact of the organ against an unyielding
`1 be true and, likewise, only;
`-conhtra-dichto-rily (-re le) 3,,
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`anse (kin’tre dans’) n. [Fr, altered (infi. by contra, oppo-
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`.< COUNTRY-DANCE]
`1 a folk dance in which the partners form
`.ink’shen) n. distinction by c
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`cing lines; country-dance 2 music for this dance
`z to love] —con'tra-dis-tinc'-t
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`ldV.
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`re~temps (kan’tre tan’, k6n’-; Fr kon tre tdn’) n., pl. --temps’
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`2’; Fr., —tan’) [Fr, altered (infl. by contre, opposite &
`ih’) Vt. to distinguish (one -
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`time) < OFr contrestant, prp. of contrester < VL *contras-
`oNTRAST] an inopportune happening‘causing confusion or
`.TION) + TRAIL] a white tr
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`assment; awkward mishap
`times forms in the wake of
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`abbrcv.
`1 contribution 2 contributor
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`te (ken trib’yo—ot) vt., vi. muted, nut-ing [< L contributus,
`t’) vt. --cat’ed, --cat'-ing.Med~.
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`ftribu‘cre: see COM- & TRIBUTE]
`1 to give or provide jointly
`eatment or drug) inadvxsabl
`there; give to a common fund 2 to write and give or sell (an
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`dic’a-tive (-in dik’e‘ tiv) adj..
`tory, poem, etc.) to a magazine, newspaper, or other publi—
`s or -ti (-té) [lt: see GONTRA
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`e voice between mezzo-sop.
`;3‘_‘to give or furnish (knowledge, ideas, etc.) —contribute to
`: first F below middle C to,
`yea, share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible
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`r singer with such a range I
`r n;
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`aggue'contributed to his defeat] —con-trib’u-tive adj. —con-
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`', or having the range of a ,
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`-bu-tlon (kan’tre’byo-o’shen) n. [ME contribucioun < OFr
`en) n. a placing opposite or
`utzon < L contributio]
`1 the act of contributing 2 some-
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`contnbuted, as money to a charity or a poem to a magazine
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`special levy or tax b) [Archaic] a levy for supporting an
`.ogic a proposition obtained
`ms of a given proposrtion .
`the field
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`ll not-B is not-A”]
`o
`(ken trib’yb’o tor’e) ad]. [ME contributorie < ML
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`ms
`.1 contributin , as to a common fund 2 having a
`[< ? CON(TRIVE) + TRAP‘, n
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`d as strange, incomprehe-
`anging about a resu t[contn'butor:y negli ence] . 3 involv—
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`get
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`,,
`the nature of, a contribution —n., p . --ries a. person
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`t, contributes
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`1) adj. [It contrappunto
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`taracterized by counterpo
`ken trit’, kan’trit’) adj. [ME contrit < OFr < LL(Ec)
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`., worn out, ground to pieces, pp. of L conterere, to
`unterpoint —con’-tra-pun
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`0111-, together + terere, to rub: see THROW]
`1 feeling con-
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`Pentant 2 showing or resulting from contrition —con-
`expert in the principles an
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`:‘ —con-trite’~ness n.
`lilo" (ken trish’en)-n. [ME contricioun < OFr contrition <
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`a person who typically 81f
`1' or accepted opinion; spec
`ntntlo, grief: see prec.]
`1 remorse for having done wrong
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`contrariety / contusion
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`2 Theol. sorrow for having offended God: perfect contrition is such
`sorrow arising out of pure love of God —SYN..PENITENCE ‘
`con-triv-ance (ken tri'vens) n.
`1 the act, way, or power of contriv-
`ing 2 something contrived, as an invention, mechanical device, or
`ingenious plan
`con-trive (ken triv’) Vt. --trived’, -‘triv’-lng [ME contreven < OFr
`controver, to find out, contrive; imagine < VL contropare, to com-
`pare < corn, COM— + tropus, TROPE]
`1 to think up; devise; scheme;
`plan [to contrive a way to help] 2 to construct skillfully or ingen-
`iously; fabricate 3 to bring about, as by a scheme; manage [he
`contrived to get in] 4 to scheme for evil purposes —vi. to form
`plans; scheme —(on~triv'-able adj. —con-triv’er n.
`con-trived (-trivd’) adj. too obviously the result of forethought and
`planning; not spontaneous or natural
`‘
`con-trol (ken trol’) vt. --trolled', --troI’-ling [ME countrollen <
`Anglo-Fr contreroller < Fr contrerole < ML contrarotulus, a
`counter, register < L contra, against + rotulus: see ROLL]
`1 [Obs]
`to check or verify (payments, accounts, etc.) by comparison with a
`duplicate register 2 to regulate (financial affairs) 3 to verify (an
`experiment) by comparison with a standard or by other experi-
`ments 4 to exercise authority over; direct; command 5 to operate
`or regulate [this knob controls the volume of sound] 6 to hold
`back; curb; restrain [control your grief] —n.
`1 the act or fact of
`controlling;'power to direct or regulate; ability to use effectively
`[her control over her passions, the violinist’s control of his vibrato]
`2 the condition of being'directed or restrained; restraint [the car
`went out of control] 3 a means of controlling; check [wage and
`price controls] 4 a standard of comparison for verifying or check-
`ing the findings of an experiment; specifi, such a standard obtained
`by withholding the substance, treatment, drug, etc. being tested 5
`a) an instrument or apparatus to regulate a mechanism (usually
`used in pl.) b) a device used to adjust or control [the volume con-
`trol on an amplifier] 6 a spirit supposed to direct the actions and
`speech of a spiritualistic medium —SYN. CONDUCT; POWER —con~
`trol'*-labil'-ity n. —con-trol'-lable adi.
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`control experiment an experiment in which the variable factors
`are control ed so as to make it possible to observe the results of
`varying one factor at a time
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`control group a group that serves as the control in a scientific
`experiment; specif., such a group that does not receive the sub-
`stance, drug, treatment, etc. being tested
`ficontrolled substance a drug regulated by the Federal Controlled
`Substances Acts, including opiates, depressants, stimulants, and
`hallucinogens
`con-troHer (ken trol’er) n. [ME countrollour < Anglo-Fr contrerol-
`lour < OFr contreroller: see CONTROL]
`1 the chief accounting offi-
`cer with responsibility far internallauditing, as in a business, gov-
`ernment (usually sp. comptroller), or institution 2 a person or
`device that controls fiomtrol’der-ship’ n.
`'
`control rod an adjustable rod or bar containing a neutron—absorb-
`ing material or, in a fast reactor, fuel used to regulate the fission
`chain reaction inside a nuclear reactor core
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`control tower a tower at an airport with radar, etc. from which
`air traffic is directed, chiefly by radio
`con-tro-ver-sial (kfin’tre vur’shel, -sé 8]) adj. [LL controversialis]
`1 of, subject to, or stirring up controversy; debatable 2 [Rare]
`liking to take part in controversy; disputatious —con’-tro-ver'-
`sially adv.
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`con-tro-ver-sial-ist (-150 n. a person who takes part in contro-
`versy or likes todo so
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`con-tro-versy (kzin’tre vm’sé) n., pl. --sies [ME controversie < L
`controversia < controversus, turned in an opposite direction < con-
`tra, against + versus: see VERSE]
`1 a lengthy discussion of an
`important question in which opposing opinions clash; debate; dis-
`putation 2 a quarrel or dispute —SYN. ARGUMENT
`con-tro-vert (kan’tre vurt', kan'tre vurt’) vt. [back-form. < prec.,
`modeled on words ending in -uert (e.g., DIVERT, REVERT)]
`1
`to
`argue or reason against; contradict; deny; dispute 2. to argue
`about; debate; discuss —-SYN. DISPROV'E ——con'-tro-vert’-ible adi. ——
`con'-tro.vert'-ibly adv.
`~
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`con-tu-ma-cious (kan'tyo—o ma’shes, -te-) adj. [< fol. + -OUS] obsti-
`nately resisting authority; insubordinate; ‘disobedient ——con’-tu-
`ma’-ciously adv.
`‘
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`con-tumacy (kan’tyfi) me sé, -te-) n., pl. --cie§ [MEcontumacie <
`L contumacia < contumax, haughty, stubborn < com-, intens. +
`tumere,
`to swell up: see TUMOR] stubborn refusal to submit to
`authority, ‘esp. that of a law court; insubordination; disobedience
`con-tu-meIi-ous (kan'tyo—o mé'lé es, -tm-) adj. [ME < OFr con-
`tumelieus < L contumeliosus < contumelia: see fol.] rude in a con-
`a V.
`.
`,
`teénptuous way; insulting and humiliating —con’-tu-me’li-ous-Iy
`con-tu-mely (kan’tai me lé, cyan kan’trnm 1e, -tymm-; ken too’
`me lé, -tyoo —) n., pl. --Iies [ME contumelie < OFr-< L contumelia, a
`reproach, abuse; prob. akin to CONTUMACY]
`1 haughty and con-
`temptuous rudeness; insulting and humiliating treatment or lan-
`guage 2 an instance of this; scornful insult
`,
`con-tuse (ken tyo—oz’, -to—oz’) Vt. --,tused', «tusf-ing [ME contusen <
`L contusus, p ..of contundere,
`to beat, break to pieces < corn-,
`intens. + tun ere, to beat: see STEEP‘] to injure without breaking
`the skin; .bruise
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`to“o-) n. [ME c
`con-tu-sion (k n t
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