counter-meet

verb

Etymology

From counter- + meet.

  1. derived from *meh₂d- — “to come, meet
  2. inherited from *mōtijaną
  3. inherited from *mōtijan
  4. inherited from mētan
  5. inherited from meten
  6. prefixed as counter-meet — “counter + meet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of countermeet.

  2. A meet organized in response to or in opposition of another meet.

    • The Indian side had obtained very short notice of the Pakistani press meet. In a hurriedly convened counter-meet the usually restrained Indian foreign secretary, K. Raghunath, countered in unusually harsh terms.
    • For many, especially the athletes, these assurances from white and black leaders in San Antonio were enough to get them to forgo the counter-meet and try their luck in the South.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA