Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterphilosophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-phi-los-o-phy
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A philosophy that counters or opposes another philosophy.

Example Sentences

"Espinas, in his rebellion against one philosophy, constructed a counterphilosophy as much as a social science. In doing so, he remained involved with academic philosophy more than he would ever admit."

Etymology

From counter- + philosophy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counterphilosophies (plural)

Questions

What does counterphilosophy mean?: A philosophy that counters or opposes another philosophy.
Where does counterphilosophy come from?: From counter- + philosophy.

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