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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Counter-

/(koun"tẽr-)/ · Coun·ter- · IPA /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/
01 adv. A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.
  1. 1.
    A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a. See: Counter