counterview

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English

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Etymology

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From counter- +‎ view.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌvjuː/

Noun

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counterview (countable and uncountable, plural counterviews)

  1. (countable) An opposing viewpoint.
  2. A posture in which two persons face each other.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker []; [a]nd by Robert Boulter []; [a]nd Matthias Walker, [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      Within the Gates of Hell sate Sin and Death,
      In counterview
    • 1852, William Hamilton, Discussions on Philosophy and Literature, Education and University Reform:
      M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendix.
  3. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.