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countertextual

countertextual adjective: of or relating to a countertext.

Adjective

countertextual (comparative more countertextual, superlative most countertextual)

  1. Of or relating to a countertext.

Forms of countertextual

comparativemore countertextual
superlativemost countertextual

Origin of countertextual

From counter- + textual or countertext + -ual.

Words formed from countertextual

Questions about countertextual

What does countertextual mean?
Countertextual means of or relating to a countertext.
What part of speech is countertextual?
Countertextual is an adjective.

Words near countertextual in the dictionary

  1. counterterrorist
  2. counterterroristic
  3. counterterrorists
  4. countertext
  5. countertexts
  6. countertextual
  7. countertextually
  8. countertheme
  9. counterthemes
  10. countertheorem
  11. countertheorems

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