"countermachination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: countermachinations [plural]
Etymology: counter- + machination Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|machination}} counter- + machination Head templates: {{en-noun}} countermachination (plural countermachinations)
  1. A machination in response to another machination.
    Sense id: en-countermachination-en-noun-oYPuHC-u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for countermachination meaning in English (0.9kB)

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