counterexplanation

noun

An opposing explanation

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Meanings

nouncounterexplanation (plural counterexplanations)

plural counterexplanations

  1. An opposing explanation

Origin

From counter- + explanation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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