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count·down
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ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
/
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kount
-doun
]
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noun
1.
the backward counting in fixed time units from the initiation of a project, as a rocket launching, with the moment of firing designated as zero.
2.
the final preparations made during this period.
3.
a period of increasing activity, tension, or anxiety, as before a deadline.
Origin:
1950–55,
Americanism; noun use of verb phrase
count down
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countdown
(ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn)
—
n
1.
the act of counting backwards to time a critical operation exactly, such as the launching of a rocket or the detonation of explosives
—
vb
2.
to count numbers backwards towards zero, esp in timing such a critical operation
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
countdown
1953, Amer.Eng., in early use esp. of launches of rockets or missiles, from
count
(v.) +
down
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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