countermarch

coun·ter·march

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- UK Pronunciation
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- [noun koun-ter-mahrch; verb koun-ter-mahrch, koun-ter-mahrch]
- /noun ˈkaʊn tərˌmɑrtʃ; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈmɑrtʃ, ˈkaʊn tərˌmɑrtʃ/
- /ˈkaʊn.tə.mɑːtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun koun-ter-mahrch; verb koun-ter-mahrch, koun-ter-mahrch]
- /noun ˈkaʊn tərˌmɑrtʃ; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈmɑrtʃ, ˈkaʊn tərˌmɑrtʃ/

Definitions of countermarch word

verb countermarch to march or cause to march back along the same route 3
verb countermarch to change the order of soldiers during a march 3
noun countermarch the act or instance of countermarching 3
noun countermarch a reversal of method, conduct, etc 3
noun countermarch a march back or in the opposite direction 3
noun countermarch a marching movement in which a file or column reverses its direction, the individuals remaining in the same order and position 3

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Origin of countermarch

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; counter- + march1

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Parts of speech for Countermarch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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countermarch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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