per contra

[ per kon-truh; Latin per kohn-trah ]
/ pər ˈkɒn trə; Latin pɛr ˈkoʊn trɑ /

adverb

on the other hand; on the contrary.

Origin of per contra

First recorded in 1545–55, per contra is from the Latin word per contrā

British Dictionary definitions for per contra

per contra
/ (ˈpɜː ˈkɒntrə) /

adverb

on the contrary

Word Origin for per contra

from Latin