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Meaning of countertime | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌtaɪm

Definitions

  1. Opposition; resistance.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“Let cheerfulneſs on happy Fortune wait, / And give not thus the Counter-time to Fate.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

countertomy Countertop countertop oven countertraction countertrade countertrader

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