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Counterclockwise
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coun⋅ter⋅clock⋅wise

[koun-ter-klok-wahyz]
–adjective, adverb
in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock; not clockwise.
Also, contraclockwise; especially British, anticlockwise.


Origin:
1885–90; counter- + clockwise
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Counterclockwise
By Ellen J. Langer Qualified orders over $25 ship free
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coun·ter·clock·wise   (koun'tər-klŏk'wīz')   
adv.   & adj.
In a direction opposite to the rotating hands of a clock.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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