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counterrevolutionary

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coun⋅ter⋅rev⋅o⋅lu⋅tion⋅ar⋅y

  [koun-ter-rev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
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–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.
Origin:
1790–1800; counterrevolution + -ary
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coun·ter·rev·o·lu·tion   (koun'tər-rěv'ə-lōō'shən)   
n.  

  1. A revolution whose aim is the deposition and reversal of a political or social system set up by a previous revolution.

  2. A movement to oppose revolutionary tendencies and developments.

coun'ter·rev'o·lu'tion·ar'y (-shə-něr'ē) adj. & n., coun'ter·rev'o·lu'tion·ist n.
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