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  • noun The exact opposite.

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  • noun The exact opposite.

Etymologies

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counter- +‎ pole

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  • Exact opposite. (Luciferous Logolepsy)

    May 18, 2008

  • Who would win in a fight, a humdinger or a humgruffin?

    May 21, 2008

  • JM is constantly balancing counterpoise and counterpole and that's what counts.

    July 8, 2010