anticlockwise

an·ti·clock·wise

[an-ti-klok-wahyz]
adjective, adverb Chiefly British.

Origin:
1895–1900; anti- + clockwise

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anticlockwise (ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv, —adj
US equivalent: counterclockwise in the opposite direction to the rotation of the hands of a clock

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Anticlockwise is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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