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单词 contrepied
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contrepiedn.

Etymology: French, originally a hunting term, = the opposite track, the wrong way; hence, the contrary; < contre- and pied foot, footing, etc.
Obsolete. rare.
The contrary course; the opposite.
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1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 549 Gravina idolized the ancients; and, perhaps, Metastasio, taking the contrepied, respects them too little.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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