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counterwave

counterwave noun: a wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.

Noun

counterwave (plural counterwaves)

  1. A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
    • Just as the message has apparently been heard, it has encountered a counterwave of books arguing that religion is totally unfit, not merely for public life, but for personal life as well.2008 February 16, Peter Steinfels, “Religious Right May Be Fading, but Not the ‘Culture Wars’”, in New York Times

Forms of counterwave

pluralcounterwaves

Origin of counterwave

From counter- + wave.

Questions about counterwave

What does counterwave mean?
Counterwave means a wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
What part of speech is counterwave?
Counterwave is a noun.
What is the plural of counterwave?
The plural of counterwave is counterwaves.

Words near counterwave in the dictionary

  1. countervoting
  2. counterwager
  3. counterwagers
  4. counterwar
  5. counterwars
  6. counterwave
  7. counterwaves
  8. counterwavy
  9. counterweigh
  10. counterweighed
  11. counterweighing

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