"counterlife" meaning in All languages combined

See counterlife on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: counterlives [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + life. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|life}} counter- + life Head templates: {{en-noun|counterlives}} counterlife (plural counterlives)
  1. A counterfactual life; a life other than the one actually lived.
    Sense id: en-counterlife-en-noun-cyul27ms Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

Inflected forms

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