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counter-

coun·ter-

counter-

 
pronunciation:
kaUn tr
part of speech: prefix
definition 1: a prefix that means "opposite to."
To move counterclockwise is to move opposite to clockwise.
definition 2: a prefix that means "similar in function or purpose."
My counterpart at work is a person who does the same kind of work as I do.