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counterword
noun as in cliché
noun as in portmanteau word
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In Spanish there is a word for which I can’t find a counterword in English.
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Unhappily the black-artist has forgot the counterword, with which he might command this flood of sprites again to ebb.
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“And what will be the counterword?” asked Challoner stiffly.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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