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counterinstitution

counterinstitution noun: an institution set up in opposition to another institution.

Noun

counterinstitution (plural counterinstitutions)

  1. An institution set up in opposition to another institution.

Forms of counterinstitution

pluralcounterinstitutions

Origin of counterinstitution

From counter- + institution.

Questions about counterinstitution

What does counterinstitution mean?
Counterinstitution means an institution set up in opposition to another institution.
What part of speech is counterinstitution?
Counterinstitution is a noun.
What is the plural of counterinstitution?
The plural of counterinstitution is counterinstitutions.

Words near counterinstitution in the dictionary

  1. counterinhibitions
  2. counterinitiative
  3. counterinitiatives
  4. counterinstance
  5. counterinstances
  6. counterinstitution
  7. counterinstitutionalization
  8. counterinstitutionalizations
  9. counterinstitutions
  10. counterinsult
  11. counterinsults

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