əˌkauntəˈbɪlɪtɪ

  • 51counterattack — coun|ter|at|tack [ˈkauntərəˌtæk] n an attack you make against someone who has attacked you, in a war, sport, or argument >counterattack v [I and T] …

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  • 52countercharge — coun|ter|charge [ˈkauntəˌtʃa:dʒ US tərˌtʃa:rdʒ] n a statement that says someone has done something wrong, made after they have said that you have done something wrong …

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  • 53counterclockwise — coun|ter|clock|wise [ˌkauntəˈklɔkwaız US tərˈkla:k ] adv AmE ↑anticlockwise →↑clockwise …

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  • 54counterculture — coun|ter|cul|ture [ˈkauntəˌkʌltʃə US tərˌkʌltʃər] n [U] the art, beliefs, behaviour etc of people who are against the usual or accepted behaviour, art etc of society ▪ the counterculture revolution of the late 1960s …

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  • 55counterfeit — coun|ter|feit1 [ˈkauntəfıt US tər ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: , past participle of contrefaire to copy , from contre ( COUNTER ) + faire to make ] made to look exactly like something else, in order to deceive people = ↑fake… …

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  • 56counterfoil — coun|ter|foil [ˈkauntəfɔıl US tər ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: counter + foil piece of paper, counterfoil (15 18 centuries) (from Old French; FOIL1)] the part of something such as a cheque or ticket that you keep as a record …

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  • 57counterinsurgency — coun|ter|in|sur|gen|cy [ˌkauntərınˈsə:dʒənsi US ə:r ] n [U] military action against people who are fighting against their own country s government …

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  • 58counterintelligence — coun|ter|in|tel|li|gence [ˌkauntərınˈtelıdʒəns] n [U] action that a country takes in order to stop other countries discovering its secrets …

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  • 59countermeasure — coun|ter|mea|sure [ˈkauntəmeʒə US tərmeʒər] n [C usually plural] an action taken to prevent another action from having a harmful effect ▪ new countermeasures against terrorism …

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  • 60counterpane — coun|ter|pane [ˈkauntəpeın US ər ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: counterpoint counterpane (15 17 centuries), from Old French coute pointe embroidered quilt ; influenced by pane covering cloth (13 17 centuries), from Old French pan ( PANE)] old… …

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