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contratempo

contratempo noun: a counter-attack.

Noun

contratempo

  1. (obsolete) A counter-attack.

Questions about contratempo

What does contratempo mean?
Contratempo means a counter-attack.
What part of speech is contratempo?
Contratempo is a noun.

Words near contratempo in the dictionary

  1. contrasuppression
  2. contrasuppressor
  3. contrasuppressors
  4. contratabular
  5. contrate
  6. contratempo
  7. contratenor
  8. contratenors
  9. contraterrene
  10. contravallation
  11. contravallations

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