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Con*tral"to (? or &?;), a.
(Mus.) Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the
part in music called contralto; as, a contralto
voice.

Con"tra*mure (?), n. [Cf.
Countermure.] (fort.) An outer wall.
[Obs.] Chambers.

Con"tra*nat"u*ral (?; 135), a. [Cf.
Counternatural.] Opposed to or against nature;
unnatural. [R.] Bp. Rust.

Con"tra*po*si"tion (?), n. [Pref.
contra- + position: cf. f. conterposition.]
1. A placing over against; opposite
position. [Obs.] F. Potter.

2. (Logic) A so-called immediate
inference which consists in denying the original subject of the
contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no
Not-P is S.

Con`tra*pun"tal (?), a. [It.
contrappunto counterpoint. See Counterpoint.]
(Mus.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of,
counterpoint.

Con`tra*pun"tist (?), n. [It.
contrappuntista.] (Mus.) One skilled in
counterpoint. L. Mason.

Con"tra*re*mon"strant (?), n.


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