Meanings
verbcountermarch (third-person singular simple present countermarches, present participle countermarching, simple past and past participle countermarched)
present singular third person countermarches · participle present countermarching · participle past countermarched · past countermarched
- To march back along the same route
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Englishmarch
- Englishcountermarch
Translations
Catalan contramarxa, contramarxar
- contramarxaa march back along the same route
- contramarxarto march back along the same route
French contremarche
- contremarchea march back along the same route
Irish frithmháirseáil, frithmháirseáil
- frithmháirseáila march back along the same route
- frithmháirseáilto march back along the same route
Italian contromarcia, contromarciare
- contromarciaa march back along the same route
- contromarciareto march back along the same route
Spanish contramarchar
- contramarcharto march back along the same route
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
countermarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermarch
MLA
“countermarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermarch. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countermarch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countermarch.
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