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contrarium meaning in English

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contrarium [contrarii] (2nd) N
noun

antithesisnoun
[UK: æn.ˈtɪ.θə.sɪs] [US: æn.ˈtɪ.θə.səs]

argument from contrariesnoun

contrariumnoun

contrast [contrasts]noun
[UK: kən.ˈtrɑːst] [US: ˈkɑːn.træst]

opposite (quantity), reverse / contrary (fact / argument)noun

contrarius [contraria, contrarium] adjective

antitheticaladjective
[UK: ˌæn.tɪ.ˈθe.tɪk.l̩] [US: ˌæn.tə.ˈθe.tɪk.l̩]

contrariusadjective

counterbalancingadjective
[UK: ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbæ.ləns.ɪŋ] [US: ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbæ.ləns.ɪŋ]

opposed / hostile / adverseadjective

opposite, contrary, in contradictionadjective

reciprocal, mutualadjective

reversed, invertedadjective