Counterview

//ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌvjuː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An opposing viewpoint. countable
  2. 2
    A posture in which two persons face each other. countable, uncountable

    "Within the Gates of Hell sate Sin and Death, In counterview"

  3. 3
    A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast. countable, uncountable

    "I have drawn ſome Lines of Sir John Linger's Character, the Derbyſhire Knight, on purpoſe to place it in Counter-view or Contraſt with that of the other Company[…]"

Synonyms

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counterviewpointcounterviewpoint

Example

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"Within the Gates of Hell sate Sin and Death, In counterview"

Etymology

From counter- + view.

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