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counterlives

counterlives is the plural of counterlife.

Meaning of counterlife

Noun

counterlife (plural counterlives)

  1. A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
    • More often, they simply struggle with their own counterlives.1991, American Jewish Committee, American Jewish year book, 1991 - Volume 91, →ISBN, page 68

Questions about counterlives

What is counterlives the plural of?
Counterlives is the plural of counterlife.

Words near counterlives in the dictionary

  1. counterligands
  2. counterlike
  3. counterline
  4. counterlines
  5. counterlinguistic
  6. counterlives
  7. counterloan
  8. counterloans
  9. counterlock
  10. counterlocked
  11. counterlocking

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