counterreformation

[koun-ter-ref-er-mey-shuhn]

coun·ter·ref·or·ma·tion

[koun-ter-ref-er-mey-shuhn]
noun
a reformation opposed to or counteracting a previous reformation.

Origin:
1830–40; counter- + reformation, as translation of German Gegenreformation
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Counterreformation has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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counterreformation

noun
a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation 
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