countermeaning

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noun

A contrasting meaning.

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Meanings

nouncountermeaning (plural countermeanings)

plural countermeanings

  1. A contrasting meaning.

    Proving a social meaning traditionally involves offering a rich contextual analysis of multiple meanings and countermeanings that intersects with and deepens other compelling accounts of social meanings

    2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 4, in Illusion of Order

Origin

From counter- + meaning.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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