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countercoup

[ koun-ter-koo ]

noun

, plural coun·ter·coups [koun, -ter-kooz].
  1. a coup aimed at the replacement of a government that itself achieved power through an earlier coup.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of countercoup1

First recorded in 1960–65; counter- + coup 1

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