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Definition of counter- combining form from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

counter-

combining form

NAmE//ˈkaʊntər//

(in nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)

1against; opposite counterterrorism counterargument

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2corresponding counterpart

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