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| coun·ter·mand [ kówntər mànd, kòwntər mánd ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle coun·ter·mand·ed, present participle coun·ter·mand·ing, 3rd person present singular coun·ter·mands) |
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1. cancel command: to give an order or instruction that a previous order or instruction should not be followed
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2. call somebody or something back: to recall somebody or something sent somewhere by a previous order
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noun (plural coun·ter·mands) |
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order canceling another: an order canceling a previous order
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| [15th century. < French contremander< Latin mandare (see mandate)] |
