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counter-offensive
coun·ter·of·fen·sive
/
ˌkaʊn
tər
əˈfɛn
sɪv, ˈkaʊn
tər
əˌfɛn-
/
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[
koun-ter-
uh
-
fen
-siv,
koun
-ter-
uh
-fen-
]
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noun
Military
.
an attack by an army against an attacking enemy
force
.
Origin:
1915–20;
counter-
+
offensive
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counteroffensive
(ˈkaʊntərəˌfɛnsɪv)
—
n
a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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