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counterreform

counterreform noun: opposition to reform.

Noun

counterreform (countable and uncountable, plural counterreforms)

  1. Opposition to reform.

Verb

counterreform (third-person singular simple present counterreforms, present participle counterreforming, simple past and past participle counterreformed)

  1. (transitive) To subject to an opposing reform, or to Counter-Reformation.

Forms of counterreform

Noun
pluralcounterreforms
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterreforms
present participlecounterreforming
past participlecounterreformed
pastcounterreformed

Origin of counterreform

From counter- + reform.

Words formed from counterreform

Questions about counterreform

What does counterreform mean?
Counterreform means opposition to reform.
What part of speech is counterreform?
Counterreform can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterreform?
The plural of counterreform is counterreforms.

Words near counterreform in the dictionary

  1. counterreceptors
  2. counterrecoil
  3. counterreconnaissance
  4. counterreconnaissances
  5. counterrecord
  6. counterreform
  7. counterreformation
  8. counterreformed
  9. counterreformer
  10. counterreformers
  11. counterreforming

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