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counterlanguage

counterlanguage noun: any form of language set up in opposition to another, such as slang or code.

Noun

counterlanguage (countable and uncountable, plural counterlanguages)

  1. Any form of language set up in opposition to another, such as slang or code.

Forms of counterlanguage

pluralcounterlanguages

Origin of counterlanguage

From counter- + language.

Questions about counterlanguage

What does counterlanguage mean?
Counterlanguage means any form of language set up in opposition to another, such as slang or code.
What part of speech is counterlanguage?
Counterlanguage is a noun.
What is the plural of counterlanguage?
The plural of counterlanguage is counterlanguages.

Words near counterlanguage in the dictionary

  1. counterjustifications
  2. counterkilling
  3. counterkillings
  4. counterknowledge
  5. counterland
  6. counterlanguage
  7. counterlanguages
  8. counterlateral
  9. counterlath
  10. counterlathed
  11. counterlathing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: counterlanguage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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