Counterterm

Counterterm
Counterterm Coun"ter*term` (-t?rm`), n. A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to, another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, ``foe'' is the counterterm of ``friend''. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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