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counter-revolutionary

[koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee]

coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y

[koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
adjective
1.
characteristic of or resulting from a counterrevolution.
2.
opposing a revolution or revolutionary government.
noun
3.
Also, coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion·ist [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist] . a person who advocates or engages in a counterrevolution.

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Counter-revolutionary is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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.

Origin:
1790–1800; counterrevolution + -ary
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counter-revolutionary (ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃənərɪ, -nrɪ)
 
n , pl -aries
1.  a person opposed to revolution
2.  a person who opposes a specific revolution or revolutionary government
 
adj
3.  characterized by opposition to a revolution or revolutions in general

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