"countup" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: countups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} countup (plural countups)
  1. Enumeration; the act of counting until a criterion is reached.
    Sense id: en-countup-en-noun-vtAacpo7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. A session when something is counted.
    Sense id: en-countup-en-noun-73SJJnCa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: count-up Related terms: countdown

Inflected forms

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