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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic въпрѣкꙑ (vŭprěky), univerbation of в (v) + преки (preki). The later is a fossilized feminine plural accusative case of Bulgarian пряк (prjak, “direct”). Cognate with Russian вопреки́ (voprekí) (borrowed from the same Old Church Slavonic word).
Pronunciation
Preposition
въ́преки • (vǎ́preki)
- in spite of, despite, notwithstanding, contrary to
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