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contract
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contract grade
contract of employment
contract of purchase
contract out
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contractile vacuole
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contra-
contra-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. against, opposite, contrasting
contraindicate
2. lower in pitch
contrabass
[< Latin contra "against" < Indo-European, "together"]
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