counterfigure

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noun

A figure in mythology, etc. representing the opposite of another, such as the Antichrist to Christ.

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Meanings

nouncounterfigure (plural counterfigures)

plural counterfigures

  1. A figure in mythology, etc. representing the opposite of another, such as the Antichrist to Christ.

Origin

From counter- + figure.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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