counter-

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counter-

 
a combining form of counter3, used with the meanings “against,” “contrary,” “opposite,” “in opposition or response to” (countermand); “complementary,” “in reciprocation,” “corresponding,” “parallel” (counterfoil; counterbalance); “substitute,” “duplicate” (counterfeit).
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Middle English countre-; see counter3
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Counter- is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
counter-
 
—prefix
1.  against; opposite; contrary: counterattack
2.  complementary; corresponding: counterfoil
3.  duplicate or substitute: counterfeit
 
[via Norman French from Latin contrā against, opposite; see contra-]

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Word Origin & History

counter-
prefix meaning "against, in return," from Anglo-Fr. countre-, Fr. contre-, from L. contra "opposite, contrary to, against, in return," also used as a prefix (see contra-)
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Medical Dictionary

counter- pref.

  1. Contrary; opposite; opposing: countertransport.

  2. Corresponding; complementary: counterincision.

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