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  • 51Contrary 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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  • 52contrary — [ kɒntrəri] adjective 1》 (often contrary to) opposite in nature, direction, or meaning. 2》 (of two or more statements, beliefs, etc.) opposed to one another.     ↘Logic (of two propositions) so related that one or neither but not both must be… …

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  • 53contrary — 1. adjective 1) contrary views Syn: opposite, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, irreconcilable See note at opposite Ant: compatib …

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  • 54contrary — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self willed. 3 (of a wind) unfavourable, impeding. 4 mutually opposed. 5 opposite in position or direction. n. (pl. ies) (prec. by the) the opposite.… …

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  • 55contrary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. opposed, opposite, counter, conflicting, contradictory; unfavorable, adverse; captious, willful, perverse; hostile, antagonistic. See opposition, negation, obstinacy.Ant., favorable; obliging. II… …

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  • 56contrary — 1. adjective 1) contrary views Syn: opposite, opposing, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, irreconcilable 2) she was sulky and contrary Syn: perverse, awkward …

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  • 57contrary 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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  • 58contrary 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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  • 59contrary — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY …

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  • 60contrary — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY …

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