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counter example

[koun-ter-ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-]

coun·ter·ex·am·ple

[koun-ter-ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-]
noun
an example that refutes an assertion or claim.

Origin:
1955–60; counter- + example
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Counter example is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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