1. [formal] (contrastive) from another point of view
   "per contra, she is too ambitious for her own good";
   - on the other hand, then again
    
2. On the contrary; in contrast
   "He claimed to be rich; per contra, he was deeply in debt"

1. A member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua

1. Against, contrasting

1. A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
   "The community centre hosted weekly contra danse sessions for all ages";
   - country dance, country dancing, contredanse, contradance

1. Perform a contradance
   "We can contra danse at the harvest festival";
   - contradance, country-dance, contredanse

Derived forms: Contras

Type of: dance, folk dance, folk dancing, Nicaraguan, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Per contra