Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countertext

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-text
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective.

Example Sentences

"Alice Randall's novel "The Wind Done Gone" is a countertext to Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind"."

Etymology

From counter- + text.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

countertexts (plural)

Derived Forms

countertextual

Questions

What does countertext mean?: A text that opposes another, often by presenting similar events from a different perspective.
Where does countertext come from?: From counter- + text.

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