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 quincunx. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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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