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Plural of countdown

regular plural

The plural of countdown is countdowns.

Forms of countdown

Singularcountdown /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/
Pluralcountdowns
Countablecountable

Meaning of countdown

  1. noun A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
  2. noun The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
  3. noun A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order and ending with the number one song.

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Questions about the plural of countdown

What is the plural of countdown?
The plural of countdown is countdowns.
Is countdown countable?
Countdown is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: countdown (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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