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counterpole

counterpole noun: the exact opposite.

Noun

counterpole (plural counterpoles)

  1. The exact opposite.
    • It is enough to say, that it [German prose] offers the counterpole to the French style.1840, Thomas De Quincey, “Style”, in Critical Suggestions on Style and Rhetoric with German Tales and Other Narrative Papers (De Quincey’s Works; XI), London: James Hogg & Sons, published 1859...
    Synonyms:
    polar opposite

Synonyms of counterpole

Forms of counterpole

pluralcounterpoles

Origin of counterpole

From counter- + pole.

Questions about counterpole

What does counterpole mean?
Counterpole means the exact opposite.
What part of speech is counterpole?
Counterpole is a noun.
What is the plural of counterpole?
The plural of counterpole is counterpoles.

Words near counterpole in the dictionary

  1. counterpolarizations
  2. counterpolarize
  3. counterpolarized
  4. counterpolarizes
  5. counterpolarizing
  6. counterpole
  7. counterpoles
  8. counterpolice
  9. counterpolicies
  10. counterpolicy
  11. counterpolitical

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