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counterplea

counterplea noun: a plea made in opposition to another.

Noun

counterplea (plural counterpleas)

  1. A plea made in opposition to another.

Forms of counterplea

pluralcounterpleas

Origin of counterplea

From counter- + plea.

Questions about counterplea

What does counterplea mean?
Counterplea means a plea made in opposition to another.
What part of speech is counterplea?
Counterplea is a noun.
What is the plural of counterplea?
The plural of counterplea is counterpleas.

Words near counterplea in the dictionary

  1. counterplayed
  2. counterplayer
  3. counterplayers
  4. counterplaying
  5. counterplays
  6. counterplea
  7. counterplead
  8. counterpleaded
  9. counterpleader
  10. counterpleaders
  11. counterpleading

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