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counterplan

counterplan noun: a plan set up in opposition to another plan.

Noun

counterplan (plural counterplans)

  1. A plan set up in opposition to another plan.

Verb

counterplan (third-person singular simple present counterplans, present participle counterplanning, simple past and past participle counterplanned)

  1. To set up a plan in opposition to another plan.

Forms of counterplan

Noun
pluralcounterplans
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterplans
present participlecounterplanning
past participlecounterplanned
pastcounterplanned

Origin of counterplan

From counter- + plan.

Words formed from counterplan

Questions about counterplan

What does counterplan mean?
Counterplan means a plan set up in opposition to another plan.
What part of speech is counterplan?
Counterplan can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterplan?
The plural of counterplan is counterplans.

Words near counterplan in the dictionary

  1. counterpiece
  2. counterpieces
  3. counterpin
  4. counterpins
  5. counterpiracy
  6. counterplan
  7. counterplanned
  8. counterplanner
  9. counterplanners
  10. counterplanning
  11. counterplans

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