Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterlanguage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-lan-guage
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any form of language set up in opposition to another, such as slang or code.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From counter- + language.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

counterlanguages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

counterlinguistic

Questions

What does counterlanguage mean?
Any form of language set up in opposition to another, such as slang or code.
Where does counterlanguage come from?
From counter- + language.

How to pronounce counterlanguage

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