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countercommercial

countercommercial adjective: opposing or working against commerce.

Adjective

countercommercial (comparative more countercommercial, superlative most countercommercial)

  1. Opposing or working against commerce.

Noun

countercommercial (plural countercommercials)

  1. A form of television advertisement, such as a public service announcement, that has no commercial basis.

Forms of countercommercial

Adjective
comparativemore countercommercial
superlativemost countercommercial
Noun
pluralcountercommercials

Origin of countercommercial

From counter- + commercial.

Questions about countercommercial

What does countercommercial mean?
Countercommercial means opposing or working against commerce.
What part of speech is countercommercial?
Countercommercial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near countercommercial in the dictionary

  1. countercombatant
  2. countercommand
  3. countercommanded
  4. countercommanding
  5. countercommands
  6. countercommercial
  7. countercommercials
  8. countercomplainant
  9. countercomplainants
  10. countercomplaint
  11. countercomplaints

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