Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
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- noun A
turning to theopposite side ;antistrophe .
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Examples
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Yet events were to show beyond possibility of contraversion that this was the case, for not less than two-thirds of the force were never in any shape or form actively employed, and, as far as the fate of Gordon went, might just as well have been left at home.
The Life of Gordon, Volume II Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890
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As long as Peter de Villiers is at the helm we can expect contraversion selections and will it not be possible to pick the best available side.
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