Counter-
//ˈkaʊn.tə// prefix
prefix ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Prefix
- 1 In opposition to. morpheme
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From Middle English counter-, cownter-, countre-, from Anglo-Norman countre-, from Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra (“against”).
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