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count toward or towards
count upon
countable
countdown
countenance
counter (1)
counter (2)
counter (3)
counter-
counter card
Counter Reformation
counteract
counterargument
counterattack
counterattraction
counterbalance
counterbattery fire
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counter-
counter-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. contrary, opposing
counterattack
2. complementary, corresponding
counterpart
[Via Anglo-Norman countre-< Latin contra (see contra-)]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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