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countermanifesto

countermanifesto noun: a manifesto opposing another manifesto.

Noun

countermanifesto (plural countermanifestos)

  1. A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
    • In 1970, he wrote “Dare to Discipline,” a countermanifesto to the child-rearing techniques espoused by Benjamin Spock; it defended, among other things, spanking with a belt or a switch.2007 May 27, Jacob Heilbrunn, “The Gospel of Dobson”, in New York Times

Forms of countermanifesto

pluralcountermanifestos

Origin of countermanifesto

From counter- + manifesto.

Questions about countermanifesto

What does countermanifesto mean?
Countermanifesto means a manifesto opposing another manifesto.
What part of speech is countermanifesto?
Countermanifesto is a noun.
What is the plural of countermanifesto?
The plural of countermanifesto is countermanifestos.

Words near countermanifesto in the dictionary

  1. countermands
  2. countermaneuver
  3. countermaneuvered
  4. countermaneuvering
  5. countermaneuvers
  6. countermanifesto
  7. countermanifestos
  8. countermanoeuvre
  9. countermanoeuvred
  10. countermanoeuvres
  11. countermanoeuvring

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