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counterconventional

counterconventional adjective: opposing or subverting the normal habit or custom.

Adjective

counterconventional (comparative more counterconventional, superlative most counterconventional)

  1. Opposing or subverting the normal habit or custom.

Forms of counterconventional

comparativemore counterconventional
superlativemost counterconventional

Origin of counterconventional

From counter- + conventional.

Questions about counterconventional

What does counterconventional mean?
Counterconventional means opposing or subverting the normal habit or custom.
What part of speech is counterconventional?
Counterconventional is an adjective.

Words near counterconventional in the dictionary

  1. counterconquest
  2. counterconquests
  3. counterconspiracies
  4. counterconspiracy
  5. counterconvention
  6. counterconventional
  7. counterconventions
  8. countercorrelated
  9. countercorrelation
  10. countercorrelations
  11. countercorruption

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