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    counter
    /ˈkaʊntə/

    verb

    • 1. speak or act in opposition to: "the second argument is more difficult to counter"

    adverb

    • 1. in the opposite direction or in opposition to: "his writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade"

    adjective

    • 1. responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition: "after years of argument and counter argument there is no conclusive answer"

    noun

    • 1. a thing which opposes or prevents something else: "the stimulus to employers' organization was partly a counter to growing union power"
    • 2. the curved part of the stern of a ship projecting aft above the waterline.

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