COUNTER-


Meaning of COUNTER- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkauntə ]

comb. form denoting: 1 retaliation, opposition, or rivalry (counter-threat; counter-cheers). 2 opposite direction (counter-current). 3 correspondence, duplication, or substitution (counterpart; countersign). [from or after AF countre-, OF contre f. L contra against]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.