"countertext" meaning in English

See countertext in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: countertexts [plural]
Etymology: counter- + text Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|text}} counter- + text Head templates: {{en-noun}} countertext (plural countertexts)
  1. (literature, social sciences) A text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective. Categories (topical): Literature, Social sciences

Inflected forms

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