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counterstyle

noun

Etymology

From counter- + style.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”
  2. derived from stilus — “pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant”
  3. derived from stylus
  4. derived from style
  5. inherited from stile
  6. prefixed as counterstyle — “counter + style”

Definitions

  1. A style that opposes another style.

    • While political theory frequently appears condemned to nostalgic reflection, cultural studies often dulls its critical edge in the never-ending stampede to document the newest styles and counterstyles of the cultural marketplace.

The neighborhood

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