Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-TRA-VEN'TION
CON-TRA-VEN'INGCON-TRA-VER'SION
CON-TRA-VEN'TION, n.
Opposition; obstruction; a defeating of the operation or effect; as, the proceedings of the allies were in direct contravention of the treaty.
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