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counterview

Noun CEFR C1
ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌvjuː

Definitions

  1. An opposing viewpoint.
  2. A posture in which two persons face each other.
  3. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.

Examples

“Within the Gates of Hell sate Sin and Death, In counterview”
“M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendix.”
“I have⟳ drawn ſome Lines of Sir John Linger's Character, the Derbyſhire Knight, on purpoſe to place⟳ it in Counter-view or Contraſt with that of the other Company[…]”

CEFR level

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