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countermachination

countermachination noun: a machination in response to another machination.

Noun

countermachination (plural countermachinations)

  1. A machination in response to another machination.

Synonyms of countermachination

Forms of countermachination

pluralcountermachinations

Origin of countermachination

From counter- + machination.

Questions about countermachination

What does countermachination mean?
Countermachination means a machination in response to another machination.
What part of speech is countermachination?
Countermachination is a noun.
What is the plural of countermachination?
The plural of countermachination is countermachinations.

Words near countermachination in the dictionary

  1. counterlocking
  2. counterlocks
  3. counterlung
  4. counterlungs
  5. counterly
  6. countermachination
  7. countermachinations
  8. countermagic
  9. countermagical
  10. countermajoritarian
  11. countermajoritarianism

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