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counterstudy

counterstudy noun: a study that goes against another study.

Noun

counterstudy (plural counterstudies)

  1. A study that goes against another study.
    • Then he wrote: “The upshot is a set of studies and counterstudies that, at most, could leave a judge uncertain about the proper policy conclusion.”2008 June 29, Adam Liptak, “Gun Laws and Crime: A Complex Relationship”, in New York Times

Forms of counterstudy

pluralcounterstudies

Origin of counterstudy

From counter- + study.

Questions about counterstudy

What does counterstudy mean?
Counterstudy means a study that goes against another study.
What part of speech is counterstudy?
Counterstudy is a noun.
What is the plural of counterstudy?
The plural of counterstudy is counterstudies.

Words near counterstudy in the dictionary

  1. counterstruggle
  2. counterstruggled
  3. counterstruggles
  4. counterstruggling
  5. counterstudies
  6. counterstudy
  7. counterstyle
  8. counterstyles
  9. countersubject
  10. countersubjects
  11. countersubversion

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