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Meaning of counter-password | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The response to a password, which identities the person to whom the password is given as the correct contact.

Examples

“All this is the cultural equivalent of spy movies in which the hero must look for a man wearing a green carnation, mumble, “The thrush flies at midnight,” and listen for the counter-password.”
“He had rehearsed his own counter-password over and over again throughout that time, as he nervously looked at his watch and wondered what could have gone wrong.”
“Give him the password 'Charlton Athletic for the Cup', and he will give the counter-password 'Tottenham Hotspurs for the League'.”
“We had an angry dialogue for a couple of minutes and could not establish the password and counter-password.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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