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countertypes

countertypes is the plural of countertype.

Meaning of countertype

Noun

countertype (plural countertypes)

  1. A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
    • Sweaty, stammering and hyperactive, Lemmon seemed to embody the countertype of the monumental, granite-jawed leading men of the 1950s — stars like John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck .2009 June 14, Dave Kehr, “Everyman, Tempted”, in New York Times

Questions about countertypes

What is countertypes the plural of?
Countertypes is the plural of countertype.

Words near countertypes in the dictionary

  1. counterturn
  2. counterturns
  3. countertwisting
  4. countertwistings
  5. countertype
  6. countertypes
  7. counterurbanisation
  8. counterurbanization
  9. counteruse
  10. counterused
  11. counteruses

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