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osselet (medicine)


osselet


1. A little bone.

2. <zoology> The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.

Origin: F.

Source: Websters Dictionary


contrary 1, noun (oh)



on the contrary/quite the contrary
used to add to a negative statement, to disagree with a negative statement by someone else, or to answer no to a question
::It wasn't a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake.
::'I suppose your wife doesn't understand you.' 'On the contrary, she understands me very well.'
::'Are they happy?' 'No, no, quite the contrary.'
evidence/statements etc to the contrary
something showing or saying the opposite
::Unless there is evidence to the contrary, we ought to believe them.
::He continued to drink despite advice to the contrary.
the contrary
formal the opposite of what has been said or suggested