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counteressay

counteressay noun: an essay written to refute another essay.

Noun

counteressay (plural counteressays)

  1. An essay written to refute another essay.

Forms of counteressay

pluralcounteressays

Origin of counteressay

From counter- + essay.

Questions about counteressay

What does counteressay mean?
Counteressay means an essay written to refute another essay.
What part of speech is counteressay?
Counteressay is a noun.
What is the plural of counteressay?
The plural of counteressay is counteressays.

Words near counteressay in the dictionary

  1. counterenthusiasms
  2. counterentries
  3. counterentry
  4. counterermine
  5. counterespionage
  6. counteressay
  7. counteressays
  8. counterestablishment
  9. counterestablishments
  10. counterestimate
  11. counterestimates

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