Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterinterpretation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-in-ter-pre-ta-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interpretation that goes against another interpretation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I ask because when historians of any era run out of new things to say, they inevitably turn to a counterinterpretation."

Etymology

From counter- + interpretation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Usage

Inflected Forms

counterinterpretations (plural)

Questions

What does counterinterpretation mean?: An interpretation that goes against another interpretation.
Where does counterinterpretation come from?: From counter- + interpretation.

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