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counterevidences

counterevidences is the plural of counterevidence.

Meaning of counterevidence

Noun

counterevidence (countable and uncountable, plural counterevidences)

  1. Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
    • Having been strongly pressed to do so, I gave counter-evidence, and I believe, in the opinion of the Commission, demolished the Doctor a second time.1838, David King, “Two lectures, in reply to the speeches of Dr. Chalmers on church extension”, in Hume Tracts, Glasgow: David Robertson, page 21

Questions about counterevidences

What is counterevidences the plural of?
Counterevidences is the plural of counterevidence.

Words near counterevidences in the dictionary

  1. counterestimate
  2. counterestimates
  3. counterevent
  4. counterevents
  5. counterevidence
  6. counterevidences
  7. counterevidential
  8. counterevidentiary
  9. counterexaggeration
  10. counterexaggerations
  11. counterexample

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