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countertime

/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌtaɪm/

countertime noun: opposition; resistance.

Noun

countertime (countable and uncountable, plural countertimes)

  1. (obsolete) Opposition; resistance.
    • Let cheerfulneſs on happy Fortune wait, / And give not thus the Counter-time to Fate.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, Act IV, page 56
  2. (obsolete) The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse.

Forms of countertime

pluralcountertimes

Origin of countertime

From counter- + time. Compare contretemps.

Questions about countertime

What does countertime mean?
Countertime means opposition; resistance.
What part of speech is countertime?
Countertime is a noun.
How do you pronounce countertime?
Countertime is pronounced /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌtaɪm/.
What is the plural of countertime?
The plural of countertime is countertimes.

Words near countertime in the dictionary

  1. counterthrows
  2. counterthrust
  3. counterthrusts
  4. countertide
  5. countertides
  6. countertime
  7. countertimes
  8. countertomy
  9. countertop
  10. countertop oven
  11. countertop ovens

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