Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countermanifesto

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-man-i-festo
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A manifesto opposing another manifesto.

Example Sentences

"In 1970, he wrote “Dare to Discipline,” a countermanifesto to the child-rearing techniques espoused by Benjamin Spock; it defended, among other things, spanking with a belt or a switch."

Etymology

From counter- + manifesto.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

countermanifestos (plural)

Questions

What does countermanifesto mean?: A manifesto opposing another manifesto.
Where does countermanifesto come from?: From counter- + manifesto.

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