counteressay

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noun

An essay written to refute another essay.

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Meanings

nouncounteressay (plural counteressays)

plural counteressays

  1. An essay written to refute another essay.

Origin

From counter- + essay.

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APA

counteressay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteressay

MLA

“counteressay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteressay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counteressay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counteressay.

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