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contranatural

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English

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Etymology

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From contra- +‎ natural. Compare counternatural.

Adjective

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contranatural (comparative more contranatural, superlative most contranatural)

  1. Opposed to or against nature; unnatural.
    • 1667, George Rust, A Funeral Sermon, preached at the obsequies of […] Jeremy Lord Bishop of Down:
      For it is the perfection of every being to act according to the principle of its nature, and it is the nature of an arbitrarious principle to act or not, to do or undo, upon no account but its own will and pleasure; to be determined and tied up, either by itself, or from abroad, is violent and contra-natural.

Galician

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Etymology

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From contra- +‎ natural.

Adjective

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contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)

  1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
    Synonym: antinatural
    Antonym: natural

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From contra- +‎ natural.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾa.na.tuˈɾaw/ [kõ.tɾa.na.tuˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾɐ.nɐ.tuˈɾal/ [kõ.tɾɐ.nɐ.tuˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾɐ.nɐ.tuˈɾa.li/

  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

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contranatural m or f (plural contranaturais)

  1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
    Synonyms: contranatura, antinatural
    Antonym: natural

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From contra- +‎ natural.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kontɾanatuˈɾal/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.na.t̪uˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧na‧tu‧ral

Adjective

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contranatural m or f (masculine and feminine plural contranaturales)

  1. contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
    Synonym: antinatural
    Antonym: natural

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