contrary

  • 61contrary to the rules of logic — index illogical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 62Contrary (social role) — A Contrary was a member of a Native North American tribal group who adopted behavior that was deliberately the opposite of other tribal members. The Contraries were found among the historical Amerindian tribes of the Great Plains. They were a… …

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  • 63contrary, the — con|trar|y, the [ kan,treri ] noun * the opposite: Evidence suggests that the contrary is true. quite the contrary: I don t disagree quite the contrary I think you re absolutely right. on the contrary used for emphasizing that something is true,… …

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  • 64Contrary Creek — Coordinates: 38°04′43″N 77°48′43″W / 38.07861°N 77.81194°W / 38.07861; 77.81194 …

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  • 65Contrary motion — In music theory, contrary motion is the general movement of two melodic lines in opposite directions. That is, when one of the lines moves up, the other line moves down. If the voices always move by the same intervals (in opposite directions)… …

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  • 66Contrary Condor — L Œuf du condor géant L Œuf du condor géant (Contrary Condor) est un dessin animé de la série des Donald Duck produit par Walt Disney pour RKO Radio Pictures et Buena Vista Pictures sorti le 21 avril 1944[1]. Sommaire 1 Synopsis …

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  • 67contrary to something — used for emphasizing that something is true, even though it is opposite to what other people say or believe Contrary to expectations, the level of retail sales fell in January. contrary to popular belief: Contrary to popular belief, the animals… …

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  • 68contrary motion — noun : melodic progression of two voices moving in opposite directions * * * Music. melodic motion in which one part rises in pitch while the other descends. * * * contrary motion noun (music) Movement of parts in opposite directions, one up,… …

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  • 69contrary, converse, opposite, reverse —    All four are variously confused at times, which is understandable, since their distinctions tend to blur. Briefly, contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed.… …

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  • 70contrary, converse, opposite, reverse —    All four are variously confused at times, which is understandable, since their distinctions tend to blur. Briefly, contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed.… …

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