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counterkillings

counterkillings is the plural of counterkilling.

Meaning of counterkilling

Noun

counterkilling (plural counterkillings)

  1. A killing carried out in response to another killing.
    • The mob pummeled the men suspected of being thugs, and this normally tranquil spot exploded into a melee of killings and counterkillings that left nearly 30 people dead.2009 April 22, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Kenyan Town Strikes Back Against Its Tormenters”, in New York Times

Questions about counterkillings

What is counterkillings the plural of?
Counterkillings is the plural of counterkilling.

Words near counterkillings in the dictionary

  1. counterjumper
  2. counterjumpers
  3. counterjustification
  4. counterjustifications
  5. counterkilling
  6. counterkillings
  7. counterknowledge
  8. counterland
  9. counterlanguage
  10. counterlanguages
  11. counterlateral

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