Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterdemonstration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-demon-stra-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A demonstration in opposition to another demonstration

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English demonstration English counterdemonstration From counter- + demonstration.

Inflected Forms

counterdemonstrations (plural) counter-demonstration (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

counterdemonstrator

Questions

What does counterdemonstration mean?: A demonstration in opposition to another demonstration
Where does counterdemonstration come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English demonstration English counterdemonstration From counter- + demonstration.

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