Usually means: Opposite to what is expected.
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  1. the contrary: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. the contrary: Merriam-Webster
  3. the contrary: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. the contrary: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary


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