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counterwar

noun

Etymology

From counter- + war.

  1. derived from *wers-✻ — “to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”
  2. derived from *werʀu✻ — “confusion; quarrel”
  3. derived from werra
  4. derived from guerre//werre
  5. inherited from werre//wyrre
  6. inherited from werre
  7. prefixed as counterwar — “counter + war”

Definitions

  1. War waged in response to another war.

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