Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterprogram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-pro-gram
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete or contrast with a program broadcast simultaneously on another station.

verb

By extension, to engage in similar competitive posturing or scheduling in any comparable situation.

Example Sentences

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 program English counterprogram From counter- + program.

Inflected Forms

counterprograms (present, singular) counterprogramming (participle, present) counterprograming (participle, present) counterprogrammed (participle, past) counterprogrammed (past) counterprogramed (participle, past) counterprogramed (past, rare) counterprogramme (alternative)

Questions

What does counterprogram mean?
To schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete or contrast with a program broadcast simultaneously on another station.
Where does counterprogram 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 program English counterprogram From counter- + program.

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