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counterscheme

counterscheme noun: a scheme set up in opposition to another; a counterplot.

Noun

counterscheme (plural counterschemes)

  1. A scheme set up in opposition to another; a counterplot.

Forms of counterscheme

pluralcounterschemes

Origin of counterscheme

From counter- + scheme.

Questions about counterscheme

What does counterscheme mean?
Counterscheme means a scheme set up in opposition to another; a counterplot.
What part of speech is counterscheme?
Counterscheme is a noun.
What is the plural of counterscheme?
The plural of counterscheme is counterschemes.

Words near counterscheme in the dictionary

  1. countersang
  2. countersank
  3. counterscale
  4. counterscarp
  5. counterscarps
  6. counterscheme
  7. counterschemes
  8. counterscientific
  9. counterscoff
  10. counterscoffs
  11. counterscreen

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