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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counter-commute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter--com-mute
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trip that goes in the opposite direction of most commuters' travel direction.

verb

To travel in the opposite direction to most commuters; to perform a counter-commute.

Etymology

From counter- + commute.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

counter-commutes (plural) counter-commutes (present, singular) counter-commuting (participle, present) counter-commuted (participle, past) counter-commuted (past)

Questions

What does counter-commute mean?
A trip that goes in the opposite direction of most commuters' travel direction.
Where does counter-commute come from?
From counter- + commute.

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