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countermandings

countermandings is the plural of countermanding.

Meaning of countermanding

Noun

countermanding (plural countermandings)

  1. The act of something being countermanded.
    • Let us bless him as we see acts of friends or foes to him and his children, proclamations and repudiations, orders and countermandings, motions of loyalty and rebellion, all providentially arranging themselves as so many onward steps […]1852, Cyrus Augustus Bartol, The Hand of God in the Great Man, page 23

Questions about countermandings

What is countermandings the plural of?
Countermandings is the plural of countermanding.

Words near countermandings in the dictionary

  1. countermandable
  2. countermanded
  3. countermander
  4. countermanders
  5. countermanding
  6. countermandings
  7. countermandment
  8. countermandments
  9. countermands
  10. countermaneuver
  11. countermaneuvered

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