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• Contrary — Con tra*ry (? or ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie, contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See {Contra }.] 1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds. [1913 Webster] And if ye walk contrary unto me …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Contrary motion — Contrary Con tra*ry (? or ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie, contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See {Contra }.] 1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds. [1913 Webster] And if ye walk contrary …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• contrary — [kän′trer΄ē; ] for adj.4, often [ kən trer′ē] adj. [ME contrarie < OFr contraire < L contrarius, opposite, opposed < contra, against] 1. opposed; in opposition [contrary to the rules] 2. opposite in nature, order, direction, etc.;… …   English World dictionary

• contrary — contrarily /kon trer euh lee, keuhn trair /, adv. contrariness, n. /kon trer ee/; for 5 also /keuhn trair ee/, adj., n., pl. contraries, adv. adj. 1. opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary… …   Universalium

• contrary — 1 noun formal 1 on the contrary used for showing that you disagree completely with what has just been said: It wasn t a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake. 2 to the contrary showing that the opposite is true: Unless there is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• contrary — adjective 1. /ˈkɒntrəri / (say kontruhree) opposite in nature or character; diametrically opposed; mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions. 2. /ˈkɒntrəri / (say kontruhree) opposite in direction or position. 3. /ˈkɒntrəri / (say …  

• contrary — con•trar•y [[t]ˈkɒn trɛr i[/t]] for 5 also [[t]kənˈtrɛər i[/t]] adj. n. pl. trar•ies, adv. 1) opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary beliefs[/ex] 2) opposite in direction or position:… …   From formal English to slang

• Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion — Studio album by P. D. Q. Bach Rele …   Wikipedia

• Maritime history of California — History of California This article is part of a series Timeline …   Wikipedia

• Zeppelin LZ104 — Infobox Aircraft name=LZ104 caption= type=Transport airship, later refittted for bombing national origin=Germany manufacturer=Luftschiffbau Zeppelin designer= first flight=30 October avyear|1917 introduced= retired= status=Crashed April 1918,… …   Wikipedia

• Columbus, Christopher — Italian Cristoforo Colombo Spanish Cristóbal Colón born between Aug. 26 and Oct. 31?, 1451, Genoa died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain Genoese navigator and explorer whose transatlantic voyages opened the way for European exploration,… …   Universalium