counterword

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Synonyms: counterworld, counterwork, counterfort, counterbore, counterbored, counterbond

Antonyms: counterworld, counterwork, counterfort, counterbore, counterbored, counterbond

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Noun

1. A word (for example ''[[so]]'') that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
2. Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.

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