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What is the word origin of "contrastes"?

2006-10-30 12:59:01 · 1 answers · asked by Jennifer M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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Latin "contra" meaning "against" and "stare" meaning "to stand". When you contrast things, you stand them against each other.

2006-10-30 13:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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