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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contraire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
con-traire
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete form of contrary.

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

more contraire (comparative) most contraire (superlative)

Phrases

au contraire

Frequently Paired Words

au contraire

Questions

What does contraire mean?
Obsolete form of contrary.

How to pronounce contraire

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