counter-clockwise in English

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          "english": "particularly on a sundial",
          "translation": "particularly on a sundial",
          "word": "widdershins"
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          "english": "particularly on a sundial",
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  "word": "counter-clockwise"
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"counter-clockwise" meaning in English

Adjective

Adverb

Alternative forms